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Written question asked by Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 October 2014 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Probation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the level of staff shortage was in the probation service (a) at the latest date for which data is available and (b) in October 2013.

Answer

The National Probation Service (NPS) and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) were resourced to deliver their core duties at the point of commencing the new structures on 1 June 2014, for a period of shadow running prior to the transition in the public sector.

CRCs are responsible for managing their own vacancies, and we are providing support and advice where required during the transition.

We are implementing a new reporting tool for the National Probation Service from November 2014 which will enable us to capture NPS vacancies centrally to support our workforce planning.

Prior to June 2014 probation services were delivered by 35 Probation Trusts. The Trusts were responsible for managing their own vacancies and no central records were maintained of staffing levels against requirements.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
210547
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Staff Probation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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