PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prisons: Staff (4 September 2017)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)
Answer
The number of staff employed in each women’s prison since 2010 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 the Women’s Estate, 2010-2017
| Full time equivalent staff in post as at: | ||||||||
| 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 |
Askham Grange | 74 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 63 | 65 | 65 |
Downview | 208 | 207 | 190 | 186 | 166 | 133 | 103 | 177 | 181 |
Drake Hall | 173 | 172 | 164 | 156 | 157 | 145 | 152 | 157 | 155 |
East Sutton Park | 58 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 53 |
Eastwood Park | 259 | 255 | 241 | 265 | 217 | 228 | 236 | 225 | 237 |
Foston Hall | 283 | 238 | 179 | 188 | 172 | 167 | 194 | 191 | 198 |
Holloway | 476 | 443 | 367 | 336 | 295 | 287 | 290 | ||
Low Newton | 278 | 277 | 269 | 256 | 250 | 238 | 236 | 231 | 234 |
New Hall | 366 | 352 | 343 | 332 | 302 | 279 | 272 | 266 | 264 |
Send | 173 | 179 | 176 | 171 | 169 | 170 | 165 | 176 | 175 |
Styal | 322 | 306 | 287 | 267 | 250 | 242 | 241 | 229 | 223 |
Grand Total | 2,669 | 2,546 | 2,329 | 2,268 | 2,083 | 1,993 | 2,004 | 1,776 | 1,784 |
Note: HMP Holloway closed in 2016.
Answered by:
Mr Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
11 September 2017
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