Northern Ireland written question – answered at on 23 March 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were employed in each job category by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in each of the last five years.
The number of people employed in each job category by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in each of the last five years, filling the post at each rank or grade substantively, is as shown in the following table.
Year ending 31 March | |||||
Job category | 2004-05( 1) | 2005-06( 1) | 2006-07( 1) | 2007-08 | As at 18 March 2009 |
Director | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Deputy Director | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Non ex. Director | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Governor 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Governor 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Governor 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Governor 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Governor 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 19 |
Principal Officer | 72 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 65 |
Senior Officer | 171 | 166 | 166 | 159 | 146 |
Main Grade Officer | 1,268 | 1,260 | 1,229 | 1,176 | 1,132 |
Operational Support Grade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 114 |
Night Custody/Patrol Officer | 83 | 139 | 159 | 184 | 190 |
Senior Prisoner Custody Officer | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
Prisoner Custody Officer | 0 | 0 | 93 | 149 | 174 |
Grade A | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Grade B1 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 39 |
Grade B2 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 51 | 64 |
Grade C | 79 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 101 |
Grade Dl | 107 | 108 | 117 | 118 | 130 |
Grade D2 | 57 | 59 | 42 | 43 | 37 |
Civilian Support Staff | 95 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 70 |
Total | 2,075 | 2,117 | 2,191 | 2,230 | 2,344 |
(1) These figures reflect the full-time equivalent staff. Actual staff in post figures are only available from 2007 onwards. |
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