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March 2014
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Freedom of Information Request
Dear
Thank you for your email of March 2014, in which you asked for the following information from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):
“The overall number of prison officers currently working in male public sector prisons across the prison estate in England and Wales;
The number of male prison officers currently working in male public sector prisons across the prison estate in England and Wales;
The number of female prison officer currently working in male public sector prisons across the prison estate in England and Wales;
The overall number of prison officers currently working at HMP High Down;
The number of male prison officers currently working at HMP High Down;
The number of female prison officers currently working at HMP High Down; ”
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
I can confirm that the department holds the information that you have asked for, and I am pleased to provide this to you.
The information in regards to prison officer numbers across all adult male public sector prisons across England and Wales is contained in the table below. Please note that figures are presented on a headcount basis which counts part time employees on an equal basis to full time employees. HR statistics have been compiled up to 31 December 2013 and staffing figures have been provided for this date.
Table: Headcount of prison officers in post in male public sector prisons in England and Wales at 31 December 2013;
The information in regards to prison officer numbers at HMP High Down is contained in the table below.
Table: Headcount of prison officers in post HMP High Down at 31 December 2013;
Gender of Prison Officers
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Headcount
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Female
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50
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Male
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120
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Total
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170
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We have maintained our policy of rounding figures to the nearest 10 in line with the department’s policy for presenting staffing data. The data is only accurate to this level because late updating of data within HR systems means that the unrounded figures recorded for a specific date have a margin of error around them. Totals are formed from unrounded parts prior to rounding. For this reason, rounded totals may not equal the sum of their rounded parts. |