Probation Officers: Sick Leave
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of (a) attrition, (b) sickness absence and (c) work-related stress there were for probation officers in each region in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin
Number of leavers, sickness absences and stress-related sickness absences for probation officers in the 12 months to end of December 2024 by region:
| Leavers | Sickness absences | Of which, |
Approved Premises | 0 | 7 | ~ |
East Midlands Probation Service | 24 | 424 | 50 |
East of England Probation Service | 41 | 469 | 45 |
Greater Manchester Probation Service | 17 | 276 | 39 |
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service | 17 | 265 | 36 |
London Probation Service | 78 | 569 | 86 |
North East Probation Service | 16 | 239 | 30 |
North West Probation Service | 33 | 442 | 61 |
South Central Probation Service | 20 | 343 | 47 |
South West Probation Service | 30 | 351 | 50 |
Wales Probation Service | 30 | 322 | 68 |
West Midlands Probation Service | 47 | 460 | 76 |
Yorkshire & the Humber Probation Service | 47 | 517 | 77 |
Other parts of HMPPS2 | 1 | 10 | ~ |
Probation officers total | 401 | 4,694 | 669 |
1) There is a sickness reason in the MoJ HR system called 'Stress' but this does not show whether it is work-related or not.
2) Includes probation officers working outside of the Probation Service but still within HMPPS.
3) ~ Denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which would allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 2018.
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