The vast majority of NOMS staff undertake their duties with honesty and integrity. However, like all large organisations a minority of staff engage in corrupt activity. This is particularly challenging for NOMS given its role. We are committed to ensure that corruption will be investigated and eliminated to ensure prisons remain a safe and secure environment for staff, prisoners and visitors. Allegations against staff that are potentially criminal in nature are referred to the police for investigation.<\/p>
A Corruption Prevention Unit delivers the key elements of the Agency\u2019s corruption prevention strategy, including: detection, enforcement, training and support for staff. As part of this work NOMS collates records centrally of staff dismissed for offences which meet its definition of corruption.<\/p>
The number of dismissals over the last five years of NOMS staff for corruption related offences has been provided in the table below.<\/p>
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Dismissals<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 79<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Notes:<\/p> Prison Officers who have been granted retirement on the grounds of ill health by financial year from 2005/06 to 2015/16<\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Band 5 Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Band 4 Officers<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Band 3 Officers and Officer Specialists<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005/06<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006/07<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007/08<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008/09<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td> 80<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 90<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 110<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr-Sep 2015<\/p><\/td> ~<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 60<\/p><\/td> 70<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, with numbers ending in5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. As with all HR databases, extracts are taken at a fixed point in time, to ensure consistency of reporting.<\/p>"}
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