Probation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the capacity of accredited probation programmes is in each region.
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin
A regional breakdown of staff in post vs target staffing has been provided below.
Probation Region | Target Staffing (FTE) | Staff in Post (FTE) | Staffing Level (%) |
PS East Midlands | 82.1 | 52.9 | 64% |
PS East of England | 161.9 | 122.4 | 76% |
PS Greater Manchester | 68.9 | 66.5 | 97% |
PS Kent, Surrey & Sussex | 78.6 | 49.4 | 63% |
PS London | 134.4 | 106 | 79% |
PS North East | 64 | 54.4 | 85% |
PS North West | 104.1 | 92.8 | 89% |
PS South Central | 82.8 | 62.5 | 75% |
PS South West | 136.6 | 110.3 | 81% |
PS Wales | 107.2 | 103.1 | 96% |
PS West Midlands | 113.5 | 73.1 | 64% |
PS Yorkshire & the Humber | 96 | 79.2 | 83% |
Overall | 79% | ||
Notes
Staff in Post data have been taken from Workforce Planning Tool returns for December 2024.
Workforce Planning Tools are subject to inaccuracy as a result of the manual nature with which returns are completed.
Targets have been taken from the December 2024 Target Staffing figures as reflected in the Workforce Planning Tools.
Data shows the average position across the month, adjusted for joiners and leavers within month.
Data includes Internal functions, 'PS Accredited Programmes', 'PS Sexual Offending Programmes' and 'PS Structured Interventions'.
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