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Prisons: Manpower

Answer

The average length of service for a prison officer and other staff in all public sector establishments in England and Wales and in HM Prison Winchester in each of the last five years are detailed in the tables. Information for public and private sector prisons are shown separately.Public sector prisons contribution

Table 1: Average length of service for prison officers and other staff in all public sector establishments
	Public sector establishments
Average length of service (years)	Prison officer	Other staff
2004	11.0	6.4
2005	11.1	6.7
2006	11.3	6.9
2007	11.3	7.0
2008	11.4	7.2

Table 2: Average length of service for prison officers and other staff in HMP Winchester
	HMP Winchester
Average length of service (years)	Prison officer	Other staff
2004	11.6	6.9
2005	11.6	7.3
2006	11.6	7.8
2007	12.2	7.9
2008	11.3	9.0
Note:
Includes prison officers, senior officers, principal officers in public sector Prison Service.

Private prisons contributionInformation on staffing figures in the contracted estate is not collated centrally and has been requested from each contractor, derived from their own human resources databases. Information has been provided from each contractor Kalyx who manages Bronzefield, Forest Bank and Peterborough; G4S who manages Parc, Altcourse, Rye Hill and Wolds; and Serco who manages Ashfield, Doncaster, Dovegate and Lowdham Grange. Information in the following tables is provided for the contracted sector equivalent of Prison Service prison officers and other staff (non-operational). The data are provided for each year since 2004.

Table 3: Average length of service for prison officers in contracted prisons
Prison	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Altcourse	—	—	—	—	6
Ashfield	2.05	2.04	2.4	2.58	2.7
Bronzefield	0.5	1.1	1.11	2.5	2.8
Doncaster	7.39	6.94	6.52	5.48	4.46
Dovegate	—	—	—	—	—
Forest Bank	—	—	—	—	1.8
Lowdham Grange	—	—	—	—	—
Parc	—	—	—	—	2
Peterborough	—	1—	1.11	2.5	3
Rye Hill	—	—	—	—	2.7
Wolds	—	—	—	—	8.8

Table 4: Average length of service for other staff in contracted prisons
Prison	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Altcourse	—	—	—	—	6.5
Ashfield	2.46	3.2	3.6	4.39	4.9
Bronzefield	0.5	1.25	1.5	2	2.5
Doncaster	2.61	2.76	2.46	2.2	2.07
Dovegate	—	—	—	—	—
Forest Bank	—	—	—	—	1.7
Lowdham Grange	—	—	—	—	—
Parc	—	—	—	—	2
Peterborough	—	0.1	1.5	2	2.25
Rye Hill	—	—	—	—	4.8
Wolds	—	—	—	—	6.1
Notes:
1. HM Prison Bronzefield did not open until June 2004.
2. HM Prison Peterborough did not open until March 2005.
3. Information before 2008 is not available for HM Prison Altcourse, HM Prison Rye Hill, HM Prison Wolds, HM Prison Parc and HM Prison Forest Bank due to archiving and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
4. HM Prison Dovegate and HM Prison Lowdham Grange have not provided the information requested.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

488 c356-8W; 258029

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Career development Prisons Staff HM Prison Service HMP Winchester

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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