Probation : West Yorkshire
Justice
Written answers and statements, 16 September 2009
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) probation officers and (b) probation service officers were employed by West Yorkshire Probation Area on 31 March of each of the last five years.
Maria Eagle (Minister of State (also in the Government Equalities Office), Ministry of Justice; Liverpool, Garston, Labour)
The following table shows the numbers of Probation Officers and Probation Service Officers in post in the West Yorkshire Probation Area on
| Probation officers( 1) | Probation service officers( 2) | |
| 2003-04 | 314 | 307 |
| 2004-05 | 332 | 302 |
| 2005-06 | 363 | 276 |
| 2006-07 | 375 | 294 |
| 2007-08(3) | 371 | 272 |
| (1) Probation officer figures include Senior Probation Officers, Senior Practitioners, Practice Development Assessors and Probation Officers. (2) Probation services officers figures include Probation Services Officers and Treatment Managers. (3) The information provided has yet to be made public and may therefore be subject to minor amendment upon publication. Note: Figures are shown as full time equivalents. | ||
Figures for the year 2008-09 are not yet available.