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<p>The number of band 2 operational support grade staff and band 3 to 5 prison officers
employed in HM prisons each year is provided in the table below. Staff in post data
is only held since April 2002.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 2 operational support
grade staff and band 3-5 prison officers in post (FTE), in Public Sector prisons<sup>1</sup>,
as at 30 June 2002-2019<sup>2</sup>. </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full time equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Band
2 / Operational Support</p></td><td><p>Bands 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists)</p></td><td><p>Band
4 / Supervising Officer</p></td><td><p>Band 5 / Custodial Managers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-02</p></td><td><p>6,736</p></td><td><p>17,911</p></td><td><p>3,588</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-03</p></td><td><p>7,278</p></td><td><p>18,356</p></td><td><p>3,647</p></td><td><p>1,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-04</p></td><td><p>7,514</p></td><td><p>18,758</p></td><td><p>3,711</p></td><td><p>1,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-05</p></td><td><p>7,224</p></td><td><p>18,905</p></td><td><p>3,742</p></td><td><p>1,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-06</p></td><td><p>7,360</p></td><td><p>19,174</p></td><td><p>3,791</p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-07</p></td><td><p>7,588</p></td><td><p>19,416</p></td><td><p>3,844</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-08</p></td><td><p>8,014</p></td><td><p>19,650</p></td><td><p>3,964</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-09</p></td><td><p>7,797</p></td><td><p>20,102</p></td><td><p>3,941</p></td><td><p>1,179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-10</p></td><td><p>7,621</p></td><td><p>19,837</p></td><td><p>3,776</p></td><td><p>902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-11</p></td><td><p>7,293</p></td><td><p>19,563</p></td><td><p>3,510</p></td><td><p>759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-12</p></td><td><p>6,846</p></td><td><p>18,406</p></td><td><p>3,291</p></td><td><p>618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-13</p></td><td><p>6,105</p></td><td><p>17,083</p></td><td><p>2,224</p></td><td><p>1,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-14</p></td><td><p>4,922</p></td><td><p>14,623</p></td><td><p>1,847</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-15</p></td><td><p>4,752</p></td><td><p>14,988</p></td><td><p>1,905</p></td><td><p>1,308</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-16</p></td><td><p>4,753</p></td><td><p>14,556</p></td><td><p>2,015</p></td><td><p>1,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-17</p></td><td><p>4,474</p></td><td><p>15,283</p></td><td><p>1,904</p></td><td><p>1,334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-18</p></td><td><p>4,623</p></td><td><p>18,021</p></td><td><p>1,898</p></td><td><p>1,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-Jun-19</p></td><td><p>4,662</p></td><td><p>18,535</p></td><td><p>1,918</p></td><td><p>1,543</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes</p><p>1. Includes staff who were employed in HM prisons only and does
not include those based in HQ, such as officers who are on detached duty with no fixed
location, POELT trainers, or staff redeploying from closing establishments who are
allocated to an area office in the HR database before being reallocated to a prison
in the database.</p><p>2. The Ministry of Justice does not centrally hold any data
on HMPPS staff before 2002.</p>
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