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Prison Officers: Length of Service

Answer

The cumulative length of service, in years, held by public sector band 3-5 prison officers is given in the following table. Figures are given as at 31 December each year.

Table 1 – Cumulative length of service¹ of public sector band 3-5 prison officers² in England and Wales, as at 31 December each year from 2010 to 2025³

Date	Number of prison officers in post	Cumulative length of service of these prison officers (Years)
	(Full Time Equivalent)
31/12/2010	24,501	329,353
31/12/2011	23,054	326,563
31/12/2012	21,841	326,660
31/12/2013	18,731	287,921
31/12/2014	17,796	278,258
31/12/2015	18,226	271,984
31/12/2016	17,879	261,501
31/12/2017	19,892	253,286
31/12/2018	22,673	247,620
31/12/2019	22,100	245,855
31/12/2020	21,485	242,229
31/12/2021	22,057	239,723
31/12/2022	21,546	226,367
31/12/2023	23,174	219,792
31/12/2024	23,041	215,660
31/12/2025	22,067	213,125

Notes:

1. The length of service in HMPPS is 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

2. Band 3-5 Officers includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officers (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officers, and Band 5 / Custodial Managers

3. The dates reflect the Full Time Equivalent and cumulative years of service at that particular point of the year.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

119232

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Length of service Prison officers

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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