Probation Officers: Greater London

Mr. Malins
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many full or part-time probation officers there were in the Greater London area in each of the last five years; [166079]

(2) how many full or part-time probation officers in the Greater London area left the service in each of the last five years. [166080]

Maria Eagle
Information is not available for the full period requested. Data collected prior to April 2003 were collated by a different source which did not break down the requested data by probation area and are not directly comparable with the more accurate figures collected since that time. Information on leavers was also unavailable for Quarter 1, 2003-04.

The figures presented in the following tables show full-time equivalent (FTE) figures as at 31 December for each year and July 2003 respectively and relate to London Probation Region in its entirety. London Region was formed in 2001 following the merger of Inner London and Greater London Probation Areas.

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|Job group                 |2003    |2004    |2005    |2006    |
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|Probation Officer         |1,069.50|1,082.41|1,077.44|1,086.27|
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|Probation Services Officer|665.50  |674.23  |818.33  |982.93  |
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|Other                     |775.00  |641.66  |661.77  |787.53  |
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|Total Staff in Post       |2,510.00|2,398.30|2,557.54|2,856.73|
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|Job group                 |2003 (Quarters 2-4)|2004  |2005  |2006  |
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|Probation Officer         |80.00              |120.40|106.90|55.50 |
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|Probation Services Officer|25.00              |45.40 |67.00 |44.90 |
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|Other                     |88.50              |119.10|70.00 |60.30 |
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|Total Leavers             |193.50             |284.90|243.90|160.70|
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