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Written question asked by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Community Orders: Staff

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Community Payback supervisors have been employed in each of the last five years.

Answer

The number of band 3 Community Payback supervisors employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service in each of the last five years is given in the following table. Figures are provided for 31 December each year and are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis.

Table: Number of FTE band 3 Community Payback supervisors in post on 31 December: 2021 to 2025

Date

Number (FTE)

31/12/2021

419

31/12/2022

570

31/12/2023

632

31/12/2024

623

31/12/2025

584

Notes:

1. Only includes band 3 staff with the job title of ‘community payback supervisor’. Any staff with that job title but are not band 3 are not included.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
125283
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Staff Community orders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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