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<p>Prison population statistics and workforce statistics are regularly published.</p><p>
</p><p>Prison population statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2018</a></p><p>
</p><p>HMPPS workforce stats (which will contain staffing figures in public sector
prisons but not private) are at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2017</a></p><p>
</p><p>Staffing figures for privately managed prisons since 2010 were provided in
the reply to the Honourable member for Leeds East on 23 November 2017 (PQ 114727)</p><p>
</p><p>Every privately managed prison is required to maintain a ‘safe and secure prison;
and every public sector prison has an agreed safe, decent and secure operating level
(SDSOL) which reflects the category of prison and the types of prisoners held. The
SDSOL is central to the delivery of the regime in every prison.</p><p> </p><p>In addition,
this Government is on target to recruit an additional 2500 Prison Officers by December
2018 to improve safety and offender management in custody. [Since April 2017 Governors
in public prisons have been empowered to manage workforce planning locally and use
this flexibility to set their own staffing arrangements.]</p>
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