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<p><del class="ministerial">Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570
direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the
start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were
Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly
staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra
prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service,
and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff
remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">
</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff
turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table
1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017</strong></ins>
<table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Average staff in post* (headcount)
</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leavers (headcount)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>Leaving rate</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">496</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ins class="ministerial">*Based
on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September
2017.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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