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HM Prison & Probation Service Staff Equalities Report: 2024-2025

Prison and Probation staff numbers and processes split by protected characteristics, for England and Wales

Applies to England and Wales

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HM Prison and Probation Service annual staff equalities report: 2024 to 2025 tables

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The HMPPS annual Staff Equalities Report considers profiles and processes of the HMPPS workforce from an equalities perspective. Data is for England and Wales. This publication updates statistics on HMPPS staffing issues up to the end of March 2025.

The bulletin is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

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HMPPS workforce bulletin is produced and handled by the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State; Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending; Permanent Secretary; Press officers (x8); Director General CEO HMPPS; Director General of Operation for Prisons and Probation; Chief People Officer; Director HR Operations in MoJ People Group HR Operations; Deputy Director in MoJ Resourcing, Selection & Onboarding; Deputy Director, Professional Standards and Behaviour; Deputy Director, Inclusive Culture Centre of Expertise; Policy Advisor for Prison Workforce Policy; Head of Programme - Operational Learning Transformation; HMPPS Senior People and Risk Manager; Head of Policy – Governance and Data Analysis, Probation Workforce Programme; Special Projects and Briefing Lead – CEO Office; Head of Capacity & Efficiency, Probation Workforce Programme; Head of Data & Insights, Inclusive Culture Centre of Expertise Team; Head of HMPPS Disparities Unit; Analysis directorate wider production (x6)

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Published 27 November 2025

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