To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) average and (b) maximum offender caseload is of a probation officer. (279685)

Figures for 31 December 2008 show that the average caseload per Probation Officer across the 42 probation areas in England and Wales ranged from 18 to 54 cases. Figures for the highest recorded caseload ranged from 38 to 92.