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<p>The table below sets out the overall ratios of total prison officers to prisoners
by category of prison for the past 5 years (for public sector prisons).</p><p>The
table demonstrates a positive trend, with increasingly more prison officers to prisoners
over time. We have invested significantly in increasing staff numbers, recruiting
an additional 4,581 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and
September 2019, surpassing our original target of 2,500.</p><p>During periods of prisoner
unlock, the minimum number of staff on each residential unit is determined by ‘Safe,
Decent and Secure Operating Levels’ (SDSOLs) which are agreed in each establishment.
Several factors influence SDSOLs such as design and size of a residential unit, specialist
functions or prisoner cohort.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Table 1 - Ratio of Band 3 to
5 prison officers<sup>1</sup> to prisoners in public sector prisons, by category of
prison<sup>2,3</sup>, as at 30<sup>th</sup> June for years 2015 to 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>30
Jun 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 Jun 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30
Jun 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 Jun 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30
Jun 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Cluster</strong></p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Female closed</strong></p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Female local</strong></p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Female open</strong></p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Immigration Removal Centre</strong></p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male category B</strong></p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male category C</strong></p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td><td><p>4.7</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>3.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male closed YOI</strong></p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male dispersal</strong></p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male local</strong></p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male open</strong></p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male open YOI<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male YOI category C trainer<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male YOI (ages 15-21)<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Male YOI (ages 15-17)<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>
Notes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ol><li>Includes Band 3-4/ prison officers
(including specialists), Band 4/ supervising officers and Band 5/ custodial managers.
Only staff working in Prison and Youth Custody Service (YCS) establishments are included,
and those working in HQ or other areas are excluded.</li><li>Establishments are allocated
to a category as it was at the latest date rather than the category as it was at the
specific snapshot point of the table.</li><li>Where an establishment holds different
categories of prisoner it is not possible to disaggregate the staffing. All staff
are allocated to the primary category of the establishment.</li><li>YOIs under the
YCS category are responsible for young people aged 10-17 years (although some individuals
may turn 18 whilst in these establishments but may not move to the adult estate if
they are very close to the end of their sentence) with the exception of Feltham which
also holds young adults up to 21 years of age.</li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p>
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