Question follow-through · 3550

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average caseload of probation officers in England and Wales was in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
3 Sept 2024
Answer
11 Sept 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average caseload of probation officers in England and Wales was in each of the last ten years for which figures are available.

  2. 3 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The average caseload of Probation Officers has been calculated using data from the Workload Measurement Tool (WMT) and has been presented for the period July 2021 to June 2024. Data has been restricted to this period because the Probation Service unified ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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