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<p>Appropriate staffing across our prison estate is vitally important. In line with
Prisons Strategy White Paper, published in December 2021, we are committed to recruiting
up to 5,000 additional prison officers across public and private prisons by the mid-2020s
in line with estate expansion. The number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) prison officers
has increased over time; there were 4,000 more officers in post in June 2023 compared
to March 2017</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this recruitment, we recognise the importance
of retaining experienced staff. We launched a retention toolkit into prisons in 2021
which provides Governors with the support and tools to tackle the main drivers of
attrition in their prison. Since April 2022, we have invested in a number of new initiatives,
including new colleague mentors and a new peer to peer learning scheme, as well as
focused leadership training in sites where staff attrition is highest.</p><p> </p><p>We
have also made significant investments in pay to recognise the hard work of our staff.
The 2023/24 Prison Service pay award was announced in July and delivered a 7% increase
in the starting salary for an entry level prison officer on 39 hours, rising from
£30,702 to £32,851 on the national pay scale.</p><p> </p><p>The resignation rate for
prison officers has improved by 2.6 percentage points to below 9% for the year ending
30th June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details prison officers by length of
service for each high security prison on the dates requested.</p><p> </p><p>Table
1 - Band 3-5 Prison Officers by Length of Service for each High Security prison as
at 30 June 2010, 30 June 2015 and 30 June 2023</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>30-Jun-10</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>30-Jun-15</p></td><td
colspan="4"><p>30-Jun-23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Under 3</p></td><td><p>3
and over</p></td><td><p>% Under 3 years</p></td><td><p>% 3 and over</p></td><td><p>Under
3</p></td><td><p>3 and over</p></td><td><p>% Under 3 years</p></td><td><p>% 3 and
over</p></td><td><p>Under 3</p></td><td><p>3 and over</p></td><td><p>% Under 3 years</p></td><td><p>%
3 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>478</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full
Sutton</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle
of Wight</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long
Lartin</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>272</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaleside</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wakefield</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitemoor</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woodhill</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td><td
colspan="4"><p>See Note 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>4,148</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>3,759</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes to Table 1:</p><p>1. The length of service in HMPPS is calculated from
most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department
or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is
calculated from entry to HMPPS.</p><p>2. Band 3-5 Officers includes Band 3-4 / Prison
Officers (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officers, and Band 5 / Custodial
Managers.</p><p> </p><p>3. IOW is not included as it was not part of the LTHSE in
June 2010 data</p><p>4. Aylesbury moved out of High Security in 2022 and thus is not
included in the June 2023 data.</p>
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