§ Lord Chadlingtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prison officers there are; and what the corresponding figures were for each year between 1997 and 2003. [HL1172]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe information is contained in the table. The figures include prison officers, senior officers and principal officers. The figures represent a snapshot staffing level on the date of data capture.
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Date Total Officer Grades 31 March 1997 23,058 31 March 1998 23,444
Date Total Officer Grades 31 March 1999 23,875 31 March 2000 24,090 31 March 2001 23,777 31 March 2002 23,052 31 March 2003 23,582 31 January 2004 24,007
§ Lord Chadlingtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prison officers joined, and how many left, the Prison Service in each year between 1997 and 2003. [HL1173]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe information is contained in the table. The table includes figures for existing Prison Service staff who converted to prison officer during the period. All officers join at prison officer level but leavers include prison officers, senior officers and principal officers.
Year New Recruits Conversions to Officer All New Officers Officer Leavers 1997–98 1,217 191 1,408 845 1998–99 1,189 203 1,392 719 1999–2000 919 278 1,197 844 2000–01 514 184 698 960 2001–02 363 259 622 1,342 2002–03 1,368 740 2,108 1,343 2003 (April to December) 1,157 491 1,648 1,038