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Written question asked by Emma Hardy (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 June 2019. It was answered by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Friday, 28 June 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

HMP Hull: Labour Turnover

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proportion of staff turnover has been in HMP Hull in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

HMPPS have recruited an extra 4,700 officers in the past two years to help ease the burden on our hard-working prison staff and the leaving rate remains broadly in the normal range for workforces of this type. Staffing levels are at their highest since 2012. Table 1: Underlying leaving rate of permanent1 staff in HMP Hull - 2009-10 to 2018-19

Leavers2

Average SIP

Rate (%)

12 Months to 31st March 2010

13

508

2.6

12 Months to 31st March 2011

30

501

6.0

12 Months to 31st March 2012

10

496

2.0

12 Months to 31st March 2013

16

498

3.2

12 Months to 31st March 2014

9

423

2.1

12 Months to 31st March 2015

12

374

3.2

12 Months to 31st March 2016

9

408

2.2

12 Months to 31st March 2017

36

416

8.6

12 Months to 31st March 2018

32

442

7.2

12 Months to 31st March 2019

58

491

11.8
Notes to Table 1
  1. Staff with a permanent contract of employment with HMPPS
  2. Does not include voluntary early departure or redundancy.
We want prison officers to stay and progress their careers. We have improved induction processes to ease transition into the job, provide care and support for our staff and offer additional training. These measures are part of the work we are doing directly with Governors to address local issues and ensure experienced staff and new recruits remain in the service.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
266869
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Labour turnover HMP Hull
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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