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1466441

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Probation Service staff, who retired in the past 12 months, are currently employed as agency staff in the service; and what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of these staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The cost of agency staff for the month of April 2022, by probation region, is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Total Spend £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>60,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>164,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>51,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>139,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>367,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>39,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>55,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>70,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>46,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>14,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>116,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>52,778</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>The number of agency staff employed changes from day to day: it would not be possible to collate regional or national totals without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the number of retired staff working as agency staff. This is considered to be the personal information of these agency staff and is therefore not requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 9941 9942 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:30:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1466440

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of agency staff working in the Probation Service, broken down by region.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The cost of agency staff for the month of April 2022, by probation region, is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Total Spend £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>60,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>164,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>51,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>139,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>367,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>39,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>55,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>70,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>46,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>14,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>116,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>52,778</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>The number of agency staff employed changes from day to day: it would not be possible to collate regional or national totals without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the number of retired staff working as agency staff. This is considered to be the personal information of these agency staff and is therefore not requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 9941 9943 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:30:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1466438

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff are currently working in the Probation Service by region.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The cost of agency staff for the month of April 2022, by probation region, is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Total Spend £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>60,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>164,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>51,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex</p></td><td><p>139,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>367,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>39,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>55,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>70,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>46,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>14,523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>116,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>52,778</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>The number of agency staff employed changes from day to day: it would not be possible to collate regional or national totals without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the number of retired staff working as agency staff. This is considered to be the personal information of these agency staff and is therefore not requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 9942 9943 question first answered 06/06/2022 12:30:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1466436

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation Service: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there are in the Probation Service, by region, as of 26 May 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	9940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The difference between required staffing and staff in post in the Probation Service, by region, as of 31<sup>st</sup> March is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Difference</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East Probation Service</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales Probation Service</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service</p></td><td><p>-123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Probation Service Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-1,106</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.</p><p> </p><p>Source: HMPPS Single Operating Platform, Required Staffing database and Workforce planning returns.</p><p>Note: Difference is a proxy for vacancies. Negative figures indicate staff in post is less than required staff level</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/06/2022 12:27:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1385254

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Retirement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of probation staff who are expected to retire over the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	87785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>Due to changes in retirement rules in recent years we are unable to collect data on how many staff are due to retire within the next 12 months as there is no longer a statutory retirement age for Probation Officers.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/12/2021 17:51:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1385253

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the levels of (a) recruitment, (b) morale and (c) retention of probation staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	87784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>In April 2021 we published the first national Recruitment and Retention Strategy for the Probation Service which identified several key areas of focus.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service is committed to increasing recruitment to fill Probation Officer vacancies, particularly in areas with significant local employment market challenges.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020/21, we recruited a record 1,007 trainee probation officers. We are further increasing our recruitment to unprecedented levels, with a target 1,500 trainee Probation Officers being recruited this financial year (2021/2022).</p><p> </p><p>We have identified six common drivers of attrition across those regions where it is more challenging to recruit and retain probation officers. These drivers include:</p><p>o Pay and benefits</p><p>o Newly Qualified Officer (NQO) attrition</p><p>o High caseloads</p><p>o Lack of career progression</p><p>o Wellbeing</p><p>o Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination</p><p> </p><p>Work is underway to address these six drivers of attrition, and we are developing solutions to help regions retain staff which will strengthen our ability to help manage staff wellbeing and resilience.</p><p> </p><p>We introduced three new pathways to help us retain experienced staff approaching retirement. This allows them to continue their current roles on more flexible terms or utilise their experience to guide new starters by undertaking new roles as Practice Tutor Assessors or Learning Coaches, which reduces the pull on existing experienced Probation Officers to help with this workload.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/12/2021 17:50:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1385252

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) recruitment, (b) morale and (c) retention of probation staff.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	87783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>In April 2021 we published the first national Recruitment and Retention Strategy for the Probation Service which identified several key areas of focus.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service is committed to increasing recruitment to fill Probation Officer vacancies, particularly in areas with significant local employment market challenges.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020/21, we recruited a record 1,007 trainee probation officers. We are further increasing our recruitment to unprecedented levels, with a target 1,500 trainee Probation Officers being recruited this financial year (2021/2022).</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 September 2021, the overall leaving rates for the Probation Service is 7.7%, which is an increase of 1.1%points from 6.6% at 30 June 2021. This figure is lower than the overall HMPPS leaving rate as of 30 September 2021, which is 10.1%.</p><p>The Probation Services Officer (PSO) leaver rate for 12 months to March 2021 (7.0%) was the lowest it had been in the past 5 years. The percentage as of 30 September 2021 stands at 8.4% which is an increase of 1.1% points as at 30 June 2021.</p><p>The Probation Officer (PO) leaving rates are 6.9% as of 30 September 2021 which is an increase of 1.1% points from 5.8% at the 30 June 2021.</p><p>The Senior Probation Officer (SPO) leaver rate for 12 months to March 2021 (3.3%) was the lowest it has been in the past 5 years; however, the decline needs to be treated with caution as this is likely to be an artificial decline due to the pandemic. It has since risen to 4.3% as at 30 September, which is an increase of 0.9% points from 3.4% at 30 June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Recruitment and Retention Strategy, our focus is addressing recruitment and retention challenges within the Probation Service, particularly for those Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) with the highest average Probation Officer vacancy rates over a 12-month period.</p><p>We have identified six common drivers of attrition across those regions where it is more challenging to recruit and retain probation officers. These drivers include:</p><ul><li>Pay and benefits</li><li>Newly Qualified Officer (NQO) attrition</li><li>High caseloads</li><li>Lack of career progression</li><li>Wellbeing</li><li>Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination</li></ul><p> </p><p>Work is underway to address these six drivers of attrition and we are developing solutions to help regions retain staff which will strengthen our ability to help manage staff wellbeing and resilience.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced three new pathways to help retain experienced staff approaching retirement. This allows them to continue their current roles on more flexible terms or utilise their experience to help guide new starters by taking on new roles as Practice Tutor Assessors or Learning Coaches and reduce the pull on existing experienced Probation Officers to help with this workload.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/12/2021 17:49:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1384561

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation: Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HM Inspectorate of Probation report of 16 March 2021, Race equality in probation: the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic probation service users and staff, what steps he is taking to (a) implement the recommendations of the Lammy Review, (b) improve training for probation staff to better address workplace race issues identified in the report and (c) improve the diversity of the probation workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	86611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>A detailed response and action plan for the HMI Probation report was completed in May 2021, and subsequently updated in October 2021. The Action Plan includes steps to improve training for probation staff to better address workplace race issues and is available on-line.</p><p>Actions yet to be complete on the Lammy Review relate to recommendations 28 and 29, which focus on developing a more representative workforce and leadership and will need to remain open for some time as they involve long term targets. A detailed update on progress against all the recommendations of the Lammy Review was published in 2018, and again in 2020.</p><p>The HMPPS Race Action Programme is improving training to address race issues and will be piloted in probation, prison, and youth custody settings by March 2022 with a fuller rollout planned for later in the year.</p><p>A target has been set for the diversity in the HMPPS workforce, covering those in probation, at 14%. Good progress has been made within the Probation service against this target with current statistics showing representation at 16%, though there is a geographical variation to this which must be addressed. To achieve these targets, and attract candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds, efforts include targeted marketing and engagement, and the monitoring of applications from those with protected characteristics to learn where processes can be adapted.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/12/2021 17:14:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1226484

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Debt Collection: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether he has consulted with respective police forces on any potential extension of warrant activities placed on them as a result of those awards.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	76817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS has issued regular updates to the National Police Chiefs Council about the project to award the Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract. The new services should not result in any extension of warrant activities undertaken by the police so it is not expected that these contracts will have a significant impact on police forces.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/07/2020 15:13:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1226483

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Debt Collection: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s news story of 5 November 2019, Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract Awarded, whether he will meet with representatives of departmental trade unions to discuss the potential implications of the transfer of staff in relation to those contracts so awarded.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	76816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS has met with, engaged and consulted the departmental trade unions regularly throughout the life of the project to award the Approved Enforcement Agency Services Contract. Officials from HMCTS are happy to meet again to discuss the transfer of staff and will be in touch to arrange.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/07/2020 15:12:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts