Question follow-through · 5538
Probation Service: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff there are in the Probation service.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 12 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 8 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff there are in the Probation service.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Oct 2024
Answer published
Information on staffing numbers of directly employed staff of HM Prison and Probation Service in England and Wales is published quarterly on GOV.UK. The most recent publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probat...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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