HM Prison and Probation Service: Vacancies
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies are currently within HM Prison and Probation Service.
Answered by Jake Richards
HM Prison and Probation Service holds required staffing levels which are subject to regular amendment and managed at a local and regional level. As a result of this discretion HMPPS does not present vacancy data due to variability in required staffing levels.
HM Prison and Probation does, however, publish indicative vacancies in the HMPPS Workforce stats: HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2025 - GOV.UK.
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