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<p>Information on the number of prison officers employed in England as at March 2010
is contained in table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Band 3-5 Officers employed
in England, 31 March 2010</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-Time Equivalent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31
March 2010</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>24,942</p></td><td><p>24,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Information on the number of prisons officers employed in England and Wales
for 31 March 2016 and 2017 can be found in the workforce bulletin publications.</p><p>
</p><p>For data as at 31 March 2016, please see tables 3 and 10:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2016"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics-march-2016</a></p><p>
</p><p>For data as at 31 March 2107, please see tables 3 and 12:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting an extra 2,500 frontline officers
by the end of 2018.</p>
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