Jim Cunningham
Labour, Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers staffed prisons in the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
Andrew Selous
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
The number of full time equivalent prison officers who staffed public sector prisons in West Midlands as at 31 March, 2010 - 2014 can be found in the table below. National Offender Management Service is not responsible for staff numbers in the contracted estate, and does not routinely hold these figures centrally.
Table: Number of Full Time Equivalent Officers in West Midland Prisons as at 31 March, 2010-2014
Year | Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists) | Band 4 / Supervising Officer | Band 5 / Custodial Managers | All Officers |
2010 | 1570 | 310 | 80 | 1960 |
2011 | 1540 | 290 | 80 | 1900 |
2012 | 1130 | 230 | 40 | 1400 |
2013 | 1060 | 210 | 40 | 1310 |
2014 | 850 | 100 | 80 | 1030 |
Note: The large reduction in Officers in 2012 was due to the transfer of HMP Birmingham from the public sector to a private contractor.
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