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Custodial Treatment: Unpaid Work

Asked by Ben GoldsboroughLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 1 May 2025UIN 47480

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid work (a) staff and (b) supervisors have been employed in each of the last 10 financial years.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

The number of unpaid work (a) staff and (b) supervisors that have been employed in each of the last 10 financial years can be seen in the below table:

Table 1 - Number of unpaid work staff in post on 31 March 2022 to 2024 and 31 December 2024 (Full Time Equivalent)

Unpaid Work

31-Mar-22

31-Mar-23

31-Mar-24

31-Dec-24

Unpaid Work: Non-supervisors

237

330

365

374

Unpaid Work: Community Payback Supervisors

435

603

623

623

Unpaid Work: Total staff

671

933

989

997

Information for unpaid work staff is not available prior to June 2021 due to due to the Community Rehabilitation Companies not being part of HMPPS.

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