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<p>The number of band 3-5 prison officers who have left HM Prison Service by reason
for leaving in each of the last three years is presented in table 1 below. This information
can also be found in table 11b in the latest set of HMPPS workforce statistics at
the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2018</a>.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 prison officer leavers (headcount), by reason
for leaving, 12 months ending 31 March 2016 to 12 months ending 31 March 2018</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reason
for leaving</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12 months ending 31 Mar 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12
months ending 31 Mar 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12 months ending 31 Mar
2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resignation</p></td><td><p>596</p></td><td><p>859</p></td><td><p>1,244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical
retirement</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Death</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary
Exit<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary
Redundancy</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compulsory
Redundancy</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal
Other</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal
- Conduct</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal
- Poor performance</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dismissal
- Unsatisfactory attendance/Medical Inefficiency<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transfer
to other Government dept.</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
sector transfer<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
(excl. retirements)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,258</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,553</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,791</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retirements</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All
band 3-5 officer leavers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,544</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,834</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,088</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><sup>1</sup> This can be offered where the organisation wishes to
reduce staff numbers by offering an early exit scheme or an early exit package to
an individual. There is no compulsion on individuals to accept the offer.</p><p><sup>2
</sup>Since January 2017, information regarding dismissals as a result of medical
inefficiencies have been recorded as unsatisfactory attendances. Therefore, these
categories have been combined.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Public sector transfers include
healthcare staff transferring to NHS employment. These staff continue to work within
establishments but under a different employer.</p><p><sup>4</sup> The 'Other' category
largely consists of fixed-term appointments coming to the end of their contract. Reductions
in this category reflect the fall in recruitment since 2009, including fixed-term
staff.</p><p> </p><p>~ denotes suppressed values of 2 or fewer or other values which
would allow values of 2 or fewer to be derived by subtraction. Low numbers are suppressed
to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.</p><p> </p>
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