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<p>Last month we launched the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper and we are already
implementing measures to tackle drugs, drones and phones. This major overhaul of the
prison system will include the recruitment of an extra 2,500 frontline officers. Our
reforms will empower governors to make the changes they need, ensuring that prisons
are places of safety and reform.</p><p>Of course, people will leave the service due
to retirement or other reasons, so therefore we will also be recruiting to fill those
spaces. We estimate that this will lead to us recruiting 8,000 prison officers in
total over the next 2 years. This means that by the end of 2018 the overall frontline
workforce will have risen from 19,000 to 21,500.</p>
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