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<p>During periods of when prisoners are unlocked from their cell, the number of staff
on each residential unit will be, in part determined by ‘Safe, Decent and Secure Operating
Levels’ (SDSOLs) which are agreed in each establishment. A number of factors influence
SDSOLs such as design and size of a residential unit, and specialist function or prisoner
cohort.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the SDSOLs, prison officers are being recruited
across England and Wales as part of the Offender Management in Custody model (OMiC)
- a vital part of our work to make prisons safer - and to support youth justice reform.</p><p>
</p><p>We have invested significantly in increase staff numbers, recruiting an additional
4,366 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and June 2019, surpassing
our original target of 2,500. The majority of newly recruited prison officers are
already on the landings and the recruitment drive will continue until we reach required
levels across the prison estate, ensuring prisons can fulfil their purpose - protecting
the public, rehabilitating offenders and crucially, reducing reoffending.</p>
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