Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the most recent figures for the number of (a) police officers and (b) prison service staff per 100,000 people in (i) Scotland and (ii) England and Wales.
The most recent comparable figures on the number of (a) police officers and (b) prison service staff per 100,000 population for (i) Scotland and (ii) England and Wales are reported as at the 30 September 2018 in the following tables.
Table (a): Number of full time equivalent police officers per 100,000 population, 30 September 2018
Police Force | Total Number of | Number of Police Officers |
Scotland 1 | 17,147 | 316 |
England & Wales 1 | 122,787 | 209 |
Source: Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics Scotland, Police workforce England and Wales statistics and Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2017. | ||
1. To ensure comparability the figures exclude officers working for the British Transport Police. | ||
Table (b): Number of full time equivalent prison staff per 100,000 population, 30 September 2018
Prison Service | Total Number of | Number of Prison Staff |
Scotland 1 | 4,261 | 79 |
England & Wales 1,2 | 39,266 | 67 |
Source: Scottish Prison Service Quarterly Submission, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce statistics and Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2017. | ||
1. Includes staff in both operational and non-operational roles. | ||
2. To ensure comparability with Scotland the figures for England and Wales do not include Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service staff working in Probation related functions. | ||