23 July 2007 : Column 785W—continued
23 July 2007 : Column 786W
| Officer grade staff in public sector Prison Service and contracted prisons( 1,2,3,4) |
| Date as at 31 March: | Officers |
|
1997
|
23,058
|
|
1998
|
23,602
|
|
1999
|
24,113
|
|
2000
|
24,346
|
|
2001(5)
|
24,023
|
|
2002(5)
|
23,681
|
|
2003
|
24,527
|
|
2004(5)
|
25,461
|
|
2005(5)
|
26,246
|
|
2006
|
26,747
|
|
2007
|
27,053
|
(1) Figures include both publicly and privately managed prison establishments but not secure training centres.
(2 )Figures are provided on a headcount basis ie part-time officers count as one.
(3 )Figures relate to prison officers, senior officers and principal officers within the public sector Prison Service and prison custody officers within contracted prisons
(4 )Officers employed within public sector Prison Service Headquarters are included
(5 )The data for private sector prisons are incomplete.
|
| Prisoner to officer ratio at adult establishments—1997-08 to 2006-07( 1,2) |
| | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
|
Acklington
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
3.6
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
|
Albany
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
|
Aldington
|
1.7
|
3.2
|
1.8
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Ashwell
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
4.1
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
4.9
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
5.0
|
5.2
|
|
Askham Grange
|
4.2
|
4.5
|
4.4
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.0
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.7
|
|
Bedford
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
2.8
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
|
Belmarsh
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
|
Birmingham
|
2.7
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
|
Blakenhurst(3)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
7.8
|
5.5
|
4.9
|
3.6
|
4.1
|
4.1
|
|
Blantyre House
|
4.0
|
3.5
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
|
Blundeston
|
2.5
|
2.1
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
|
Bristol
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
|
Brixton
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
3.1
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.6
|
|
Brockhill
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
1.6
|
|
Buckley Hall(3)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.9
|
3.1
|
2.3
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.0
|
3.6
|
|
Bullingdon
|
2.7
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.2
|
3.6
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
3.9
|
|
Bullwood Hall
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
|
Camp Hill
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
|
Canterbury
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
|
Cardiff
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.3
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
|
Channings Wood
|
3.8
|
4.2
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
|
Chelmsford
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
2.4
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
|
Coldingley
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.5
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
4.1
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
|
Cookham Wood
|
2.5
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
Dartmoor
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
|
Dorchester
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
2.4
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
|
Dover
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.8
|
1.7
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
|
Downview
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
1.9
|
2.5
|
2.1
|
1.8
|
2.0
|
2.6
|
|
Drake Hall
|
4.4
|
4.2
|
3.1
|
2.6
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
|
Durham
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
2.4
|
2.8
|
|
East Sutton Park
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
3.6
|
3.3
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
|
Eastwood Park
|
2.5
|
2.9
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
2.3
|
|
Edmunds Hill
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2.1
|
1.1
|
2.0
|
2.8
|
|
Elmley
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
3.4
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
4.2
|
|
Erlestoke
|
3.0
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
|
Everthorpe
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.1
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
|
Exeter
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
|
Featherstone
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
23 July 2007 : Column 787W
23 July 2007 : Column 788W
|
Ford
|
7.5
|
6.8
|
5.9
|
5.7
|
6.8
|
8.1
|
8.2
|
8.3
|
8.2
|
6.9
|
|
Foston Hall
|
1.8
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
1.8
|
|
Frankland
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
|
Full Sutton
|
0.9
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
|
Garth
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
|
Gartree
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.3
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
|
Gloucester
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.3
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
|
Grendon
|
2.7
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
3.1
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
|
Guys Marsh
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.9
|
4.0
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
4.1
|
4.1
|
|
Haslar
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
2.7
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
|
Haverigg
|
3.9
|
3.5
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
4.1
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.1
|
4.2
|
|
Hewell Grange
|
6.4
|
6.8
|
6.5
|
6.1
|
5.8
|
6.4
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
5.8
|
|
High Down
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
3.3
|
|
Highpoint
|
3.6
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
4.9
|
5.6
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
|
Hollesley Bay
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
—
|
2.1
|
2.8
|
6.7
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
5.3
|
|
Holloway
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
|
Holme House
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
|
Hull
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
|
Kingston
|
1.6
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.2
|
2.0
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
|
Kirkham
|
7.8
|
7.0
|
5.4
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
5.8
|
5.2
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
|
Kirklevington Grange
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.6
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
|
Lancaster
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.1
|
1.6
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
|
Latchmere House
|
5.0
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
4.7
|
4.4
|
4.8
|
5.1
|
5.6
|
5.4
|
5.3
|
|
Leeds
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
|
Leicester
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
|
Lewes
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
|
Leyhill
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
5.4
|
5.2
|
5.8
|
6.7
|
7.3
|
7.1
|
6.2
|
5.1
|
|
Lincoln
|
2.6
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.3
|
2.4
|
|
Lindholme
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
3.3
|
2.9
|
3.5
|
3.8
|
3.6
|
3.4
|
3.8
|
4.1
|
|
Littlehey
|
4.1
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
|
Liverpool
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
|
Long Lartin
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
|
Low Newton
|
—
|
—
|
1.2
|
1.8
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
|
Maidstone
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.0
|
2.6
|
3.1
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
3.8
|
|
Manchester
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
|
Moorland
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
|
Morton Hall
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
6.1
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.5
|
3.0
|
|
New Hall
|
3.0
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
1.8
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
|
North Sea Camp
|
6.2
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
5.7
|
7.1
|
7.0
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
5.0
|
|
Northallerton
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Norwich
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
|
Nottingham
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
3.1
|
2.9
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
|
Onley
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
3.2
|
|
Parkhurst
|
1.4
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.2
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
|
Pentonville
|
2.5
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
|
Preston
|
2.2
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
2.5
|
2.7
|
|
Ranby
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.4
|
3.1
|
3.6
|
3.8
|
|
Risley
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.9
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
|
Rochester
|
2.4
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2.3
|
2.2
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2.1
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1.6
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1.2
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—
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—
|
—
|
—
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Send
|
4.3
|
1.4
|
2.1
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2.9
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3.1
|
3.5
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
2.6
|
2.6
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Shepton Mallet
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.8
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
2.9
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3.0
|
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Shrewsbury
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.9
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3.1
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3.1
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2.8
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2.6
|
3.0
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Stafford
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.1
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3.2
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3.4
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3.7
|
3.8
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4.0
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4.1
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4.2
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Standford Hill
|
4.8
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4.6
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3.8
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3.9
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4.3
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4.8
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4.6
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4.9
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5.5
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5.6
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Stocken
|
3.7
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4.3
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4.0
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4.1
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4.1
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4.2
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4.1
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4.1
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4.1
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4.1
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Styal
|
2.4
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2.4
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2.5
|
2.4
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2.5
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2.6
|
2.4
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2.1
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2.1
|
2.3
|
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Sudbury
|
7.0
|
7.4
|
7.4
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7.5
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
7.9
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8.0
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8.1
|
7.9
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Swaleside
|
2.8
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2.8
|
2.9
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3.0
|
3.1
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3.3
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3.2
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3.0
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3.1
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3.4
|
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Swansea
|
2.6
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2.5
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2.4
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2.2
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2.1
|
2.8
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2.6
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2.4
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2.6
|
2.8
|
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The Mount
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4.3
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4.5
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4.0
|
4.6
|
4.8
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5.2
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5.1
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5.0
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4.8
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4.6
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The Verne
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4.2
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4.4
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4.3
|
4.5
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4.6
|
4.9
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5.2
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5.1
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5.1
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5.3
|
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Usk/Prescoed
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3.1
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3.4
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3.5
|
3.5
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3.7
|
3.8
|
4.4
|
4.4
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4.4
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4.2
|
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Wakefield
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
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1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
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1.5
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1.5
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1.8
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Wandsworth
|
2.2
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2.8
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3.0
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.7
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Wayland
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4.4
|
4.3
|
4.0
|
4.2
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4.4
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4.5
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4.6
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4.6
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4.7
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4.6
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Wealstun
|
3.9
|
4.1
|
4.1
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4.1
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4.2
|
3.9
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
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Weare
|
—
|
2.8
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
5.5
|
—
|
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Wellingborough
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.4
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
3.6
|
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Whatton
|
3.1
|
3.4
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
2.7
|
1.8
|
3.4
|
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Whitemoor
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
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Winchester
|
2.2
|
2.4
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.3
|
3.2
|
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Woodhill
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
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Wormwood Scrubs
|
3.0
|
2.8
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
3.3
|
4.0
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
|
Wymott
|
3.3
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.8
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
3.3
|
4.0
|
4.1
|
4.0
|
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GSL Prisons(4)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.5
|
5.8
|
|
Bronzefield
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.6
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
|
Dovegate
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
3.7
|
|
Doncaster
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
9.2
|
6.1
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
4.4
|
|
Forest Bank
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.4
|
5.4
|
|
Lowdham Grange
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
4.0
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
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Peterborough
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2.7
|
3.3
|
|
Parc
|
—
|
3.9
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
3.5
|
3.7
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.6
|
(1) The ratio is the average prisoner population against the average number of officer grade staff except for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 officer figures where a snapshot at the start of the year is used. This is the standard form of ratio that is captured.
(2) A blank entry means that the establishment was either not open during the year, not that category during the year or, for contracted establishments, officer numbers were not available for the period. An establishment can therefore appear in more than one table.
(3) Staff numbers for Blakenhurst and Buckley Hall are not available for the period when they were privately managed.
(4) GSL reported staff numbers together for the three prisons they manage—Altcourse, Rye Hill and Wolds.
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