Some progress made on probation and prison staffing levels

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Some progress made on probation and prison staffing levels

Some better news but the number of probation officers in post still represents a shortfall of 2,129 FTE against the required staffing level of 6,780 FTE.

Date - 17th November 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

Yesterday's publication of the latest HMPPS workforce statistics which cover the period up to the end of September are the first grain of good news for the prison and probation services for a considerable period of time. The headline figures...

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