§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vacancies there are in the 42 probation areas in England and Wales. broken down by grade; and how many probation officers have left the service in each financial year since 2000–01. [147663]
§ Paul GogginsThe latest published information requested is as follows: The total number of vacant posts within the National Probation Service as at 30 June 2003 broken down by grade is as follows:
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England and Wales Number of vacancies (full time equivalent)
Senior Probation Officer 37.1 Senior Practitioner 24.3 Probation Officer 345.0 Trainee Probation Officer 58.2 Probation Services Officers 329.6 Psychologists 0.5 Other Operational Staff 20.7 Total Operational Staff 815.4 Deputy Chief Officers/Directors 2.0 AGO and equivalent 7.7 Area/District Managers or equivalent 0.6 Managers—Section or Function Heads 10.9 Support Staff—Administration 203.9 Support Staff Others 14.7
England and Wales Number of vacancies (full time equivalent)
Other Specialist Workers 4.7 Total Support Staff 244.5 Total 1,059.9 I will write to my hon. Friend shortly with more up to date figures when these are available.
The number of Probation Officers who have left the service in each financial year since 2000—01 is as follows:
Number of leavers1 England and Wales 2000 2001–021 2002–03 Deputy Chief Officers 9 57 3 Assistant Chief Officers2 17 575 13 Senior Probation Officers 313 5148 78 Probation Officers3 593 5967 642 Probation Service Officers4 290 see note 4 below see note 4 below All other staff 429 51.916 1,670 Total 1,651 53.113 2.406 1 Figures shown in Headcount and were collected for calendar years only 1997–2000 inclusive. 2 Includes area managers 3 Includes senior practitioners, trainee probation officers, temporary probation officers 4 PSOs included in other staff 2001–02 onwards 5 Includes proportion of service that moved to Family Court Welfare in April 2001; approximately 1,200 leavers