The following table shows the number of vacant post in each of the regions.
Active vacancies1, 2, 3 North East 31.84 North West 34.65 Yorkshire and Humberside 59.15 East Midlands 55.37 West Midlands 35.71 East of England 37.18 London 142.08 South East 72.78 South West 66.15 Wales 12.10 1 Figures shown as FTE as at 30 June 2007 and can be found in issue 13 of the Workforce Information Report. 2 Vacancies are defined as ‘active vacancies’, which includes any post that is being actively recruited into. 3 Due to the HR system in use, Hampshire probation area (South East region), Greater Manchester probation area (North West region) and West Midlands probation area (West Midlands region) have been unable to provide any vacancy figures and are excluded from this return.