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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of prison officers and operational support grade staff
that were employed by National Offender Management Services (NOMS) as at 31 March,
2004 – 2009 can be found in the table below</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Number of
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Prison Officer Grades and Operational Support Grades in
NOMS as at 31 March, 2004 - 2009</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operational
Support Grades</p></td><td><p>7510</p></td><td><p>7280</p></td><td><p>7400</p></td><td><p>7550</p></td><td><p>8020</p></td><td><p>7920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prison
Officer</p></td><td><p>18880</p></td><td><p>18950</p></td><td><p>19210</p></td><td><p>19360</p></td><td><p>19670</p></td><td><p>20210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior
Officer</p></td><td><p>3750</p></td><td><p>3840</p></td><td><p>3870</p></td><td><p>3870</p></td><td><p>3980</p></td><td><p>4090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Principal
Officer</p></td><td><p>1320</p></td><td><p>1300</p></td><td><p>1260</p></td><td><p>1280</p></td><td><p>1300</p></td><td><p>1320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand
Total</p></td><td><p>31460</p></td><td><p>31370</p></td><td><p>31730</p></td><td><p>32070</p></td><td><p>32960</p></td><td><p>33540</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 in line with the department’s policy
for presenting staffing data. Totals are formed from unrounded parts prior to rounding.
For this reason, totals may not equal the sum of their rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>The
number of prison officers and operational support grade staff that have been employed
by National Offender Management Services (NOMS) as at 31 March, 2010 – 2014 can be
found in table 3 of the Quarterly NOMS Workforce Statistics Bulletin, which can be
found at the following website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2014"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2014</a></p><p>
</p><p>The number of prison officers and operational support grade staff that were
employed in contracted establishments for the last 10 years is not available via NOMS
central databases. Individual contractors are responsible for gathering, monitoring
and analysing their own data regarding their staff. However a request has been made
to private contractors for the latest data and I will write to you again when I receive
this information.</p><p> </p><p>Benchmarking is the best means of delivering value
for money for the public purse (on track to deliver £84 million by the end of 2013/2014,
savings of £175 million by 2015/2016). It optimises the skills of staff by introducing
new ways of working and puts all prison officers in prisoner-facing roles. It has
been agreed with the Unions, and the NAO has commented that the wider strategy is
the most coherent and comprehensive for many years. It delivers efficiencies whilst
ensuring that public sector prisons can operate safely, decently and securely.</p>
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