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<p>Band 3-5 prison officers’ cumulative length of service for 2010 and 2018 are provided
in table 1 below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1 - Band 3-5 Prison Officers<sup>1</sup>,
staff in post (full time equivalent) and total cumulative length of service<sup>2</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>FTE</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Cumulative
Length of Service (Years)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>31st December 2010</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>24,501</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>329,353</p></td><td
colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>31st December 2018</p></td><td
colspan="4"><p>22,722</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>248,008</p></td><td colspan="9"><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Notes:</p></td><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>1.
Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer
and Band 5 / Custodial Managers. 2. Length of service in HMPPS 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></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No
assessment has been made of the number of years it will take for the cumulative number
of years’ experience of prison officers to return to 2010 levels.</p><p>Recruiting
and retaining engaged and motivated staff is crucial to driving improvements across
the estate.</p><p>We gave officers an increased pay award last year and have provided
additional training and support to all staff, offering services including 24/7 counselling,
trauma support and occupational health assessments.</p><p>We know that retention of
staff will take more than a ‘one size fits all’ approach, and specific action is being
taken where needed.</p>
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