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Probation Service

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff (a) joined and
 
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(b) left the Probation Service in England and Wales during (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05, broken down by grade. [4262]

Fiona Mactaggart: The information requested is provided in the table.
Number of Joiners(20) and Leavers in the National Probation Service for England and Wales in 2003–04 and 2004–05

Persons joining the National Probation Service
Persons leaving the National Probation Service
2003–042004—052003–042004–05
Deputy Chief Officers3.00.06.03.0
Assistant Chief Officers(21)20.76.836.918.5
Senior Probation Officers8.912.175.068.2
Probation Officers(22)984.7577.8484.4417.1
Probation Service Officers945.8857.0504.2531.5
All Other Staff1,147.1896.2751.1724.7
Total3,110.22,349.71,861.61,763.0


(20) Figures shown in FTE.
(21) Includes Area Managers.
(22) Includes Senior Practitioners and Trainee Probation Officers.


Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vacancies there were in each probation area on 31 March of each year between 2001 and 2005, broken down by grade. [4210]

Fiona Mactaggart: The information requested was not collected by the Probation Service until the implementation of the quarterly workforce information report during the financial year 2003–04 and therefore, we are unable to respond to the request for the years 2001 to 2003.

The information for 2004 and 2005 is given in the table.
The number of vacancies(23)(5508030024) in the National Probation Service of England and Wales 2004 and 2005.

31 March 2004
Senior probation staffProbation officersProbation Service officersTrainee probation officersAll other staff
Avon and Somerset1.016.331.83.040.8
Bedfordshire2.03.44.00.01.5
Cambridgeshire0.53.01.00.02.1
Cheshire0.04.50.00.05.0
Cumbria1.03.65.40.04.5
Derbyshire0.04.52.60.01.6
Devon and Cornwall2.57.813.61.013.5
Dorset0.67.48.11.02.3
Durham1.00.00.55.02.1
Essex0.75.814.92.05.6
Gloucestershire0.00.00.00.00.0
Hampshire1.014.317.40.03.0
Hertfordshire1.25.93.42.01.8
Humberside0.00.44.30.07.8
Kent3.20.930.99.030.3
Lancashire0.06.30.00.08.0
Leicestershire and Rutland0.74.512.60.04.7
Lincolnshire0.25.03.41.010.8
London(25)19.027.00.00.039.0
Greater Manchester(25)9.031.017.00.0113.7
Merseyside1.00.17.00.021.8
Norfolk0.23.45.80.03.3
Northamptonshire1.05.06.00.07.3
Northumbria0.04.21.00.08.0
Nottinghamshire0.00.04.60.09.1
Staffordshire1.06.44.50.03.2
Suffolk0.00.53.20.01.6
Surrey2.90.00.02.02.1
Sussex1.99.29.96.03.5
Teesside2.10.00.00.010.1
Thames Valley0.511.60.00.01.8
Warwickshire1.92.02.70.01.6
West Mercia3.45.06.90.05.7
West Midlands0.00.00.00.00.0
Wiltshire1.01.53.60.08.5
North Yorkshire1.06.50.00.06.3
South Yorkshire0.04.49.81.05.5
West Yorkshire10.122.029.30.017.1
Dyfed-Powys2.01.44.20.00.0
Gwent0.00.00.00.00.0
North Wales1.63.20.00.02.9
South Wales4.67.19.20.07.1
Total75.9229.9250.929.0424.7









 
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31 March 2005
Senior probation staffProbation officersProbation Service officersTrainee probation officersAll other staff
Avon and Somerset4.023.024.00.016.7
Bedfordshire0.51.61.00.012.1
Cambridgeshire1.66.99.60.00.2
Cheshire0.00.00.00.05.6
Cumbria1.01.23.00.01.3
Derbyshire0.24.51.50.03.0
Devon and Cornwall0.64.02.10.08.6
Dorset0.00.05.90.03.4
Durham1.00.01.00.02.0
Essex0.50.01.80.04.5
Gloucestershire0.03.01.01.02.9
Hampshire0.00.07.00.07.5
Hertfordshire2.04.67.52.00.0
Humberside0.00.00.00.00.0
Kent3.05.53.00.013.6
Lancashire0.00.011.60.011.0
Leicestershire and Rutland1.07.66.71.04.5
Lincolnshire0.00.01.50.02.5
London(25)
Greater Manchester(25)
Merseyside0.00.00.00.00.0
Norfolk0.06.02.00.05.3
Northamptonshire1.00.00.00.05.0
Northumbria0.00.00.00.00.0
Nottinghamshire0.00.09.70.03.1
Staffordshire0.04.06.00.010.4
Suffolk3.02.61.91.02.5
Surrey2.53.07.00.06.0
Sussex2.110.05.40.02.5
Teesside1.00.02.60.06.2
Thames Valley3.521.211.50.016.2
Warwickshire1.20.01.80.01.5
West Mercia1.00.20.00.08.5
West Midlands0.00.00.00.00.0
Wiltshire2.04.01.60.03.0
North Yorkshire0.00.00.00.00.0
South Yorkshire0.00.00.00.00.0
West Yorkshire3.713.020.01.014.5
Dyfed-Powys3.51.40.40.01.0
Gwent1.02.08.40.00.5
North Wales0.00.43.50.01.3
South Wales0.00.012.00.011.5
Total40.9129.7182.06.0198.3


(23) Figures shown in wte
(24) At the end of 2004, the NPS changed the way in which it collected vacancy data, consequently, the information for March 2004 shows the vacancies within a notional complement of staff and those for March 2005 show vacancies as being posts that Areas are actively recruiting into.
(25) The information for March 2005 is not currently available for these probation areas.


Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the staffing establishment for each probation area was on 31 March of each year between 2001 and 2005, broken down by grade. [4261]

Fiona Mactaggart: The information requested was not collected by the Probation Service until the implementation of the quarterly workforce information
 
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report during the financial year 2003–04 and therefore, we are unable to respond to the request for the years 2001 to 2003.

The information for 2004 and 2005 is given in the tables.
Staffing establishment1, 2 for the National Probation Service for England and Wales

31 March 2004
Senior probation staffProbation officersProbation service officersTrainee probation officersAll other staff
Avon and Somerset7.0103.4220.626.0134.1
Bedfordshire18.044.639.80.072.7
Cambridgeshire24.651.465.719.060.1
Cheshire27.686.70.033.0114.8
Cumbria17.039.338.317.049.8
Derbyshire23.379.4108.230.092.4
Devon and Cornwall31.4114.9139.933.0129.4
Dorset11.951.259.516.059.3
Durham19.00.096.123.058.4
Essex42.974.6168.543.070.1
Gloucestershire18.237.239.314.059.9
Hampshire38.7139.9125.450.0167.1
Hertfordshire23.049.052.325.066.0
Humberside28.0110.8115.837.0141.1
Kent51.2103.8149.439.0110.7
Lancashire0.0190.10.059.0139.9
Leicestershire and Rutland33.397.4144.839.092.1
Lincolnshire19.641.081.319.068.1
London197.0665.50.0244.0727.0
Greater Manchester72.7314.9298.1114.0461.2
Merseyside33.0205.4199.178.0219.2
Norfolk24.160.179.222.057.0
Northamptonshire15.048.068.021.079.5
Northumbria0.0213.6168.170.0175.5
Nottinghamshire0.00.0118.044.0148.8
Staffordshire25.4120.880.636.0133.4
Suffolk26.758.561.615.044.3
Surrey21.10.00.017.066.1
Sussex40.885.899.730.084.4
Teesside20.30.00.032.078.1
Thames Valley37.0145.00.041.0182.7
Warwickshire16.736.628.716.061.9
West Mercia43.982.093.841.099.6
West Midlands60.5346.3215.1134.0454.8
Wiltshire21.528.639.016.031.6
North Yorkshire30.645.040.332.083.3
South Yorkshire0.0166.5186.763.0180.1
West Yorkshire89.7224.2307.098.2292.7
Dyfed-Powys13.530.236.215.042.3
Gwent15.154.168.823.075.5
North Wales18.449.10.024.052.8
South Wales37.0135.3138.153.0155.5
Total1,457.64,827.85,416.81,820.25,673.1

 
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31 March 2005
Senior probation staffProbation officersProbation service officersTrainee probation officersAll other staff
Avon and Somerset37.4115.9185.238.0133.4
Bedfordshire23.043.032.217.077.9
Cambridgeshire25.450.966.419.060.8
Cheshire28.386.490.030.0121.0
Cumbria17.041.045.118.054.3
Derbyshire20.387.2111.933.0103.7
Devon and Cornwall33.7116.6140.240.0130.1
Dorset15.155.262.118.066.3
Durham24.771.1117.324.065.1
Essex46.174.1189.943.096.1
Gloucestershire22.836.441.711.062.1
Hampshire42.6146.3121.151.0171.4
Hertfordshire22.053.161.918.062.2
Humberside27.8119.9141.235.0116.3
Kent45.699.9160.844.0115.9
Lancashire58.0192.4142.755.0144.9
Leicestershire and Rutland35.099.7175.433.098.0
Lincolnshire19.844.674.018.074.3
London(28)(28)(28)(28)(28)
Greater Manchester70.6335.7331.1114.0474.9
Merseyside35.0232.2213.171.0212.5
Norfolk24.757.983.326.066.4
Northamptonshire18.054.563.419.065.7
Northumbria38.6225.2170.160.0182.7
Nottinghamshire30.0135.9167.942.0140.7
Staffordshire25.8126.991.035.0143.6
Suffolk25.857.770.719.036.3
Surrey21.545.2106.914.065.1
Sussex33.994.9125.036.081.5
Teesside24.462.8125.530.073.9
Thames Valley38.0137.8215.748.0181.4
Warwickshire16.436.535.216.065.0
West Mercia46.491.7101.033.0103.9
West Midlands69.1377.2327.4117.0395.6
Wiltshire15.827.541.116.046.2
North Yorkshire39.654.060.121.065.4
South Yorkshire41.4166.7207.453.0187.6
West Yorkshire110.2221.7302.488.6305.5
Dyfed-Powys16.030.739.915.046.2
Gwent14.750.665.133.062.7
North Wales23.659.680.221.057.3
South Wales45.9145.6160.347.0170.0
Total1,558.35,009.25,816.91,766.65,625.4


(26) Figures shown in wte.
(27) Staffing establishment has been interpreted as 'Staff in Post' as opposed to the funded staffing establishment.
(28) The information for March 2005 is not currently available for this Probation Area.



 
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Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many service level agreements there are (a) in each probation region and (b) for each regional offender manager for the current financial year. [6100]

Fiona Mactaggart: At present there are a total of 11 draft Service Level Agreements between Probation Boards and Regional Offender Managers. These are in two regions, the North West region has five Draft Service Level Agreements and the East region has six Draft Service Level Agreements. Work is currently being undertaken to have Service Level Agreements in place in all regions of England and Wales for the financial year 2006–07.

Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to redefine the role of probation boards. [6101]

Fiona Mactaggart: Work on the future organisational design of the National Offender Management Service has still to be concluded.

Mrs. Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been employed in the Probation Service in (a) Bedfordshire county and (b) Mid-Bedfordshire in each year since 1997. [11089]

Fiona Mactaggart: Information is not available for the full period requested. Data are not available prior to 1 April 2003. The figures presented in the table show full time equivalent (FTE) figures at the close of each quarter from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2005. Staffing information is collected by probation area, and is not collected centrally in sufficient detail to allow figures for Bedfordshire county and Mid Bedfordshire to be presented separately. The staffing figures are provided for the Bedfordshire probation area only.
Bedfordshire probation area

FTE in post
30 June 2003173.8
30 September 2003183.7
31 December 2003189.0
31 March 2004194.1
30 June 2004188.2
30 September 2004176.0
31 December 2004182.0
31 March 2005193.1

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans there are to ensure that magistrates in Crown courts are fully resourced in terms of experienced probation officers in (a) the 2005–06 financial year and (b) future financial years. [5640]

Fiona Mactaggart: The National Probation Service business plan for 2005–06 makes clear the priority to be attached to meeting the needs of the courts. The importance of delivering good quality court reports on time had already been made clear in two probation circulars issued in the second half of 2004–05 and it will remain a priority for the service in the coming years.
 
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The 2005–06 business plan requires probation chief officers to ensure that good liaison arrangements exist with sentencers and court staff so that any difficulties in relation to the provision of reports can be identified and tackled. At the end of March 2005 there were 818 National Probation Service staff allocated to court duties.


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