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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Young Offender Institutions: Staff (4 September 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff have been employed in each young offenders institution in each year since 2010.

Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)

Answer

The number of staff employed in each young offenders’ institution is provided in the table below.

The government has committed to recruit a net increase of 2500 prison officers by December 2018. In addition to the recruitment activity to fill these 2500 new posts, there is ongoing recruitment activity to fill current vacancies, and vacancies which arise.

Number of HMPPS full time equivalent staff employed in Young People's Estate, 2010-2017

Full time equivalent staff in post as at:

Establishment

31 March 2010

31 March 2011

31 March 2012

31 March 2013

31 March 2014

31 March 2015

31 March 2016

31 March 2017

30 June 2017

Cookham Wood

211

221

214

215

181

169

166

206

206

Feltham

709

691

653

618

568

532

497

461

454

Medway Secure Training Centre

136

138

Werrington

170

180

170

176

165

188

215

204

210

Wetherby

357

400

406

397

350

330

359

339

339

Grand Total

1,448

1,492

1,444

1,406

1,264

1,220

1,237

1,346

1,347

Notes:

  • The sum of staff in post figures for individual establishments may not match the grand total due to rounding.

  • HMPPS took over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre in June 2016.


Answered by:
Mr Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
11 September 2017

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