# HMP Whitemoor: cost, population and staff

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# HMP Whitemoor: cost, population and staff



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£53m** for HMP Whitemoor in 2024-25, +4.0% on a year earlier after inflation. It cost £116,627 per prisoner in 2024-25, and held 457 people in August 2026 (96.6% of its uncrowded places).



Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





## Key figures



- £53m2024-25, cash

+8.3% on a year earlier
As of 26 March 2026
- £116,627Cost per prisoner, 2024-25

Male dispersal prisons: £92,494
As of 26 March 2026
- £114,898Cost per place, 2024-25

Male dispersal prisons: £84,552
As of 26 March 2026
- 96.6%Population as a share of uncrowded places, 2026-08

Male dispersal prisons: 87.1%
As of 7 September 2026
- 457 prisonersPopulation, 2026-08

Male dispersal prisons: 2,990 prisoners
As of 7 September 2026




Source: [Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).






## Over time: cash, real terms and per resident




**HMP Whitemoor: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £48.0m | £34.6m |
| Cash£34.6m | | |
| 2016-17Details | £47.4m | £34.9m |
| Cash£34.9m | | |
| 2017-18Details | £49.2m | £36.7m |
| Cash£36.7m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £50.4m | £38.4m |
| Cash£38.4m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £50.9m | £39.8m |
| Cash£39.8m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £52.2m | £42.9m |
| Cash£42.9m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £49.5m | £40.8m |
| Cash£40.8m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £48.3m | £42.7m |
| Cash£42.7m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £52.7m | £48.9m |
| Cash£48.9m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £54.8m | £53.0m |
| Cash£53.0m | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





Source: Ministry of Justice, [Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods), published 26 March 2026.





## At a glance





| What | Figure |
| --- | --- |
| Function | Male dispersal |
| Where | Fenland, England |
| Overall cost, 2024-25 | £53m |
| Cost per prisoner, 2024-25 | £116,627 |
| Cost per place, 2024-25 | £114,898 |
| Population, August 2026 | 457 |
| Operational capacity | 458 |
| Staff in post (FTE) | 495 |







## Where it sits, and what is below it



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body
- Local body
- Spending category
- Line or transaction not published





- United Kingdom
- England and Wales
- Ministry of Justice
- HM Prison and Probation Service
- [Prisons in England and Wales](/justice/prisons/)
- HMP Whitemoor





### HMP Whitemoor



Male dispersal. Overall resource expenditure: the prison’s own net spending plus its share of regional and national costs, as HMPPS allocates them for its cost per place figures. In Fenland.



**£53m** in 2024-25 (cash); £55m in 2025-26 prices; +8.3% on a year earlier in cash, +4.0% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2024-25 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spent at the prison (direct)Details | £37m | £39m | — | +5.0% | [Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods) | Line or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£39mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+5.0%Source[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods)Below thisLine or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison. | | | | | | |
| Share of regional and national costsDetails | £16m | £16m | — | +1.7% | [Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods) | Line or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison. |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£16mPer resident—Real change on a year earlier+1.7%Source[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods)Below thisLine or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison. | | | | | | |







Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## What is recorded alongside the money



These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and
many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.





| Measure | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost per prisonerDetails | £116,627 | £92,494 | £56,618 | 2024-25 |
| Male dispersal prisons£92,494All prisons in England and Wales£56,618Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Cost per placeDetails | £114,898 | £84,552 | £59,026 | 2024-25 |
| Male dispersal prisons£84,552All prisons in England and Wales£59,026Period2024-25 | | | | |
| Population as a share of uncrowded placesDetails | 96.6% | 87.1% | 101.3% | 2026-08 |
| Male dispersal prisons87.1%All prisons in England and Wales101.3%Period2026-08 | | | | |
| PopulationDetails | 457 prisoners | 2,990 prisoners | 86,843 prisoners | 2026-08 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,990 prisonersAll prisons in England and Wales86,843 prisonersPeriod2026-08 | | | | |
| Operational capacityDetails | 458 places | 3,083 places | 88,937 places | 2026-08 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083 placesAll prisons in England and Wales88,937 placesPeriod2026-08 | | | | |
| Average populationDetails | 454 prisoners | 3,125 prisoners | 87,009 prisoners | 2024-25 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,125 prisonersAll prisons in England and Wales87,009 prisonersPeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| Staff in post (public sector prisons)Details | 495 FTE | 2,913 FTE | 37,212 FTE | 2026-06 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,913 FTEAll prisons in England and Wales37,212 FTEPeriod2026-06 | | | | |
| Prison officers in postDetails | 250 FTE | 1,581 FTE | 18,065 FTE | 2026-06 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,581 FTEAll prisons in England and Wales18,065 FTEPeriod2026-06 | | | | |






**Cost per prisoner: HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








Overall resource expenditure (the prison’s own spending plus its share of regional and national costs) divided by the average population over the financial year, cash. Public and contracted prisons are costed differently (PFI prisons include interest on capital), and prisons of different functions do different jobs, so compare a prison with others of its function.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £77,635 | £58,428 | £32,510 |
| Male dispersal prisons£58,428All prisons in England and Wales£32,510 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £80,047 | £60,874 | £35,371 |
| Male dispersal prisons£60,874All prisons in England and Wales£35,371 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £83,985 | £64,419 | £37,543 |
| Male dispersal prisons£64,419All prisons in England and Wales£37,543 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £86,871 | £68,876 | £41,136 |
| Male dispersal prisons£68,876All prisons in England and Wales£41,136 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £88,195 | £69,085 | £42,670 |
| Male dispersal prisons£69,085All prisons in England and Wales£42,670 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £94,692 | £73,085 | £48,409 |
| Male dispersal prisons£73,085All prisons in England and Wales£48,409 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £121,598 | £76,265 | £47,434 |
| Male dispersal prisons£76,265All prisons in England and Wales£47,434 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £134,094 | £83,048 | £51,108 |
| Male dispersal prisons£83,048All prisons in England and Wales£51,108 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £123,826 | £89,063 | £53,801 |
| Male dispersal prisons£89,063All prisons in England and Wales£53,801 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £116,627 | £92,494 | £56,618 |
| Male dispersal prisons£92,494All prisons in England and Wales£56,618 | | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





**Cost per place: HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








Overall resource expenditure divided by baseline certified normal accommodation (the uncrowded places the prison is certified for), cash.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | £73,217 | £55,938 | £35,182 |
| Male dispersal prisons£55,938All prisons in England and Wales£35,182 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | £73,729 | £56,678 | £38,042 |
| Male dispersal prisons£56,678All prisons in England and Wales£38,042 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | £77,533 | £59,267 | £40,843 |
| Male dispersal prisons£59,267All prisons in England and Wales£40,843 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | £81,086 | £63,447 | £43,213 |
| Male dispersal prisons£63,447All prisons in England and Wales£43,213 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | £84,202 | £66,107 | £44,640 |
| Male dispersal prisons£66,107All prisons in England and Wales£44,640 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | £90,721 | £69,964 | £48,162 |
| Male dispersal prisons£69,964All prisons in England and Wales£48,162 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | £86,293 | £67,904 | £46,696 |
| Male dispersal prisons£67,904All prisons in England and Wales£46,696 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | £90,176 | £74,418 | £51,724 |
| Male dispersal prisons£74,418All prisons in England and Wales£51,724 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | £106,098 | £82,471 | £56,987 |
| Male dispersal prisons£82,471All prisons in England and Wales£56,987 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | £114,898 | £84,552 | £59,026 |
| Male dispersal prisons£84,552All prisons in England and Wales£59,026 | | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





**Population as a share of uncrowded places: HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








Population divided by baseline certified normal accommodation. Above 100% the prison holds more people than it has uncrowded places for, which usually means sharing cells built for one.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 97.8% | 89.4% | 103.5% |
| Male dispersal prisons89.4%All prisons in England and Wales103.5% | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 98.5% | 89.6% | 104.4% |
| Male dispersal prisons89.6%All prisons in England and Wales104.4% | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 98.5% | 89.5% | 105.1% |
| Male dispersal prisons89.5%All prisons in England and Wales105.1% | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 95.6% | 89.7% | 102.8% |
| Male dispersal prisons89.7%All prisons in England and Wales102.8% | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 95.6% | 89.8% | 103.0% |
| Male dispersal prisons89.8%All prisons in England and Wales103.0% | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 96.2% | 88.9% | 102.1% |
| Male dispersal prisons88.9%All prisons in England and Wales102.1% | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 96.0% | 87.6% | 103.0% |
| Male dispersal prisons87.6%All prisons in England and Wales103.0% | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 95.8% | 86.9% | 103.5% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.9%All prisons in England and Wales103.5% | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 95.1% | 86.7% | 102.3% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.7%All prisons in England and Wales102.3% | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 95.3% | 86.6% | 102.3% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.6%All prisons in England and Wales102.3% | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 95.1% | 85.6% | 102.2% |
| Male dispersal prisons85.6%All prisons in England and Wales102.2% | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 95.1% | 85.2% | 101.3% |
| Male dispersal prisons85.2%All prisons in England and Wales101.3% | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 96.8% | 84.7% | 101.7% |
| Male dispersal prisons84.7%All prisons in England and Wales101.7% | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 94.1% | 84.5% | 102.0% |
| Male dispersal prisons84.5%All prisons in England and Wales102.0% | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 96.0% | 86.4% | 101.8% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.4%All prisons in England and Wales101.8% | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 95.6% | 86.2% | 99.9% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.2%All prisons in England and Wales99.9% | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 95.8% | 86.4% | 100.3% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.4%All prisons in England and Wales100.3% | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 95.1% | 86.4% | 100.1% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.4%All prisons in England and Wales100.1% | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 95.6% | 86.6% | 100.7% |
| Male dispersal prisons86.6%All prisons in England and Wales100.7% | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 96.6% | 87.1% | 101.3% |
| Male dispersal prisons87.1%All prisons in England and Wales101.3% | | | |






Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS).





**Population: HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








Prisoners held on the last working Monday of the month, including those on authorised absence (monthly population bulletin).




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 451 | 3,055 | 86,463 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,055All prisons in England and Wales86,463 | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 454 | 3,063 | 87,199 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,063All prisons in England and Wales87,199 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 454 | 3,060 | 87,919 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,060All prisons in England and Wales87,919 | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 455 | 3,082 | 88,084 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,082All prisons in England and Wales88,084 | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 452 | 3,081 | 88,103 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,081All prisons in England and Wales88,103 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 455 | 3,050 | 87,334 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,050All prisons in England and Wales87,334 | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 454 | 3,005 | 87,966 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,005All prisons in England and Wales87,966 | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 453 | 2,980 | 88,273 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,980All prisons in England and Wales88,273 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 450 | 2,975 | 87,336 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,975All prisons in England and Wales87,336 | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 451 | 2,972 | 87,413 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,972All prisons in England and Wales87,413 | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 450 | 2,936 | 87,332 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,936All prisons in England and Wales87,332 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 450 | 2,922 | 86,596 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,922All prisons in England and Wales86,596 | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 458 | 2,906 | 87,212 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,906All prisons in England and Wales87,212 | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 445 | 2,900 | 87,367 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,900All prisons in England and Wales87,367 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 454 | 2,964 | 87,292 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,964All prisons in England and Wales87,292 | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 452 | 2,956 | 85,704 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,956All prisons in England and Wales85,704 | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 453 | 2,963 | 85,992 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,963All prisons in England and Wales85,992 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 450 | 2,961 | 85,761 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,961All prisons in England and Wales85,761 | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 452 | 2,972 | 86,267 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,972All prisons in England and Wales86,267 | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 457 | 2,990 | 86,843 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,990All prisons in England and Wales86,843 | | | |






Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS).





**Operational capacity: HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








The most prisoners the prison can hold taking account of control, security and its regime, set by the prison group director. For the estate, the sum of every prison’s, before the operating margin.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01Details | 458 | 3,153 | 88,662 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,153All prisons in England and Wales88,662 | | | |
| 2025-02Details | 458 | 3,153 | 88,635 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,153All prisons in England and Wales88,635 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 458 | 3,153 | 88,925 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,153All prisons in England and Wales88,925 | | | |
| 2025-04Details | 458 | 3,159 | 89,228 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,159All prisons in England and Wales89,228 | | | |
| 2025-05Details | 458 | 3,159 | 89,551 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,159All prisons in England and Wales89,551 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 458 | 3,121 | 89,573 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,121All prisons in England and Wales89,573 | | | |
| 2025-07Details | 458 | 3,075 | 89,373 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,075All prisons in England and Wales89,373 | | | |
| 2025-08Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,627 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,627 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,437 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,437 | | | |
| 2025-10Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,311 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,311 | | | |
| 2025-11Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,334 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,334 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,464 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,464 | | | |
| 2026-01Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,671 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,671 | | | |
| 2026-02Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,792 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,792 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,795 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,795 | | | |
| 2026-04Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,765 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,765 | | | |
| 2026-05Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,662 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,662 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 458 | 3,083 | 89,120 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales89,120 | | | |
| 2026-07Details | 458 | 3,083 | 88,895 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales88,895 | | | |
| 2026-08Details | 458 | 3,083 | 88,937 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,083All prisons in England and Wales88,937 | | | |






Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS).





**Average population: HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








The mean of the twelve month-end populations in the financial year.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015-16Details | 446 | 3,170 | 84,705 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,170All prisons in England and Wales84,705 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 436 | 3,085 | 84,750 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,085All prisons in England and Wales84,750 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 437 | 3,043 | 84,710 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,043All prisons in England and Wales84,710 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 442 | 3,028 | 82,751 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,028All prisons in England and Wales82,751 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 452 | 3,137 | 82,890 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,137All prisons in England and Wales82,890 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 453 | 3,141 | 78,959 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,141All prisons in England and Wales78,959 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 336 | 2,929 | 79,113 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,929All prisons in England and Wales79,113 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 318 | 2,948 | 81,822 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,948All prisons in England and Wales81,822 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 395 | 3,108 | 87,129 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,108All prisons in England and Wales87,129 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 454 | 3,125 | 87,009 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,125All prisons in England and Wales87,009 | | | |






Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods).





**Staff in post (public sector prisons): HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








HMPPS payroll staff in post at the establishment, full-time equivalent, at the end of each quarter. Contracted (private) prisons’ staff are not on the HMPPS payroll and are not counted.




**The numbers behind this chart**



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| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-03Details | 509 | 2,754 | 30,288 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,754All prisons in England and Wales30,288 | | | |
| 2017-06Details | 512 | 2,785 | 30,690 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,785All prisons in England and Wales30,690 | | | |
| 2017-09Details | 506 | 2,794 | 31,261 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,794All prisons in England and Wales31,261 | | | |
| 2017-12Details | 522 | 2,807 | 31,817 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,807All prisons in England and Wales31,817 | | | |
| 2018-03Details | 541 | 2,864 | 33,122 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,864All prisons in England and Wales33,122 | | | |
| 2018-06Details | 553 | 2,916 | 34,089 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,916All prisons in England and Wales34,089 | | | |
| 2018-09Details | 550 | 2,942 | 34,888 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,942All prisons in England and Wales34,888 | | | |
| 2018-12Details | 542 | 2,953 | 35,453 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,953All prisons in England and Wales35,453 | | | |
| 2019-03Details | 547 | 2,977 | 35,430 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,977All prisons in England and Wales35,430 | | | |
| 2019-06Details | 548 | 2,974 | 35,152 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,974All prisons in England and Wales35,152 | | | |
| 2019-09Details | 547 | 3,007 | 35,459 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,007All prisons in England and Wales35,459 | | | |
| 2019-12Details | 543 | 2,997 | 35,062 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,997All prisons in England and Wales35,062 | | | |
| 2020-03Details | 552 | 3,012 | 35,033 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,012All prisons in England and Wales35,033 | | | |
| 2020-06Details | 553 | 2,997 | 35,369 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,997All prisons in England and Wales35,369 | | | |
| 2020-09Details | 545 | 2,969 | 35,125 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,969All prisons in England and Wales35,125 | | | |
| 2020-12Details | 550 | 2,940 | 34,861 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,940All prisons in England and Wales34,861 | | | |
| 2021-03Details | 541 | 2,960 | 35,315 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,960All prisons in England and Wales35,315 | | | |
| 2021-06Details | 539 | 2,969 | 35,507 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,969All prisons in England and Wales35,507 | | | |
| 2021-09Details | 539 | 2,995 | 35,777 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,995All prisons in England and Wales35,777 | | | |
| 2021-12Details | 539 | 2,978 | 35,390 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,978All prisons in England and Wales35,390 | | | |
| 2022-03Details | 532 | 2,966 | 35,361 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,966All prisons in England and Wales35,361 | | | |
| 2022-06Details | 529 | 2,920 | 35,036 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,920All prisons in England and Wales35,036 | | | |
| 2022-09Details | 513 | 2,888 | 35,165 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,888All prisons in England and Wales35,165 | | | |
| 2022-12Details | 507 | 2,898 | 35,303 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,898All prisons in England and Wales35,303 | | | |
| 2023-03Details | 512 | 3,030 | 36,398 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,030All prisons in England and Wales36,398 | | | |
| 2023-06Details | 509 | 3,061 | 36,757 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,061All prisons in England and Wales36,757 | | | |
| 2023-09Details | 520 | 3,105 | 37,594 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,105All prisons in England and Wales37,594 | | | |
| 2023-12Details | 532 | 3,144 | 37,950 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,144All prisons in England and Wales37,950 | | | |
| 2024-03Details | 562 | 3,208 | 38,628 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,208All prisons in England and Wales38,628 | | | |
| 2024-06Details | 566 | 3,171 | 38,560 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,171All prisons in England and Wales38,560 | | | |
| 2024-09Details | 558 | 3,137 | 38,718 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,137All prisons in England and Wales38,718 | | | |
| 2024-12Details | 556 | 3,075 | 38,158 |
| Male dispersal prisons3,075All prisons in England and Wales38,158 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 534 | 2,995 | 37,795 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,995All prisons in England and Wales37,795 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 530 | 2,964 | 37,693 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,964All prisons in England and Wales37,693 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 524 | 2,919 | 37,465 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,919All prisons in England and Wales37,465 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 512 | 2,885 | 36,974 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,885All prisons in England and Wales36,974 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 497 | 2,902 | 36,977 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,902All prisons in England and Wales36,977 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 495 | 2,913 | 37,212 |
| Male dispersal prisons2,913All prisons in England and Wales37,212 | | | |











Figure as of 20 August 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods).





**Prison officers in post: HMP Whitemoor and comparisons**








Band 3 and 4 prison officers (including specialists) in post, full-time equivalent, at the end of each quarter; public sector prisons only.




**The numbers behind this chart**



Search




| Year | HMP Whitemoor | Male dispersal prisons | All prisons in England and Wales |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-03Details | 270 | 1,500 | 14,509 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,500All prisons in England and Wales14,509 | | | |
| 2017-06Details | 274 | 1,530 | 14,930 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,530All prisons in England and Wales14,930 | | | |
| 2017-09Details | 274 | 1,561 | 15,527 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,561All prisons in England and Wales15,527 | | | |
| 2017-12Details | 292 | 1,582 | 16,188 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,582All prisons in England and Wales16,188 | | | |
| 2018-03Details | 307 | 1,634 | 17,222 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,634All prisons in England and Wales17,222 | | | |
| 2018-06Details | 313 | 1,650 | 17,776 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,650All prisons in England and Wales17,776 | | | |
| 2018-09Details | 309 | 1,661 | 18,395 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,661All prisons in England and Wales18,395 | | | |
| 2018-12Details | 302 | 1,664 | 18,819 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,664All prisons in England and Wales18,819 | | | |
| 2019-03Details | 299 | 1,687 | 18,670 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,687All prisons in England and Wales18,670 | | | |
| 2019-06Details | 306 | 1,687 | 18,291 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,687All prisons in England and Wales18,291 | | | |
| 2019-09Details | 312 | 1,720 | 18,422 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,720All prisons in England and Wales18,422 | | | |
| 2019-12Details | 305 | 1,709 | 18,038 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,709All prisons in England and Wales18,038 | | | |
| 2020-03Details | 313 | 1,728 | 17,881 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,728All prisons in England and Wales17,881 | | | |
| 2020-06Details | 312 | 1,714 | 18,156 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,714All prisons in England and Wales18,156 | | | |
| 2020-09Details | 302 | 1,679 | 17,852 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,679All prisons in England and Wales17,852 | | | |
| 2020-12Details | 308 | 1,669 | 17,576 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,669All prisons in England and Wales17,576 | | | |
| 2021-03Details | 301 | 1,681 | 17,933 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,681All prisons in England and Wales17,933 | | | |
| 2021-06Details | 296 | 1,690 | 18,062 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,690All prisons in England and Wales18,062 | | | |
| 2021-09Details | 303 | 1,736 | 18,380 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,736All prisons in England and Wales18,380 | | | |
| 2021-12Details | 302 | 1,725 | 18,091 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,725All prisons in England and Wales18,091 | | | |
| 2022-03Details | 299 | 1,712 | 17,926 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,712All prisons in England and Wales17,926 | | | |
| 2022-06Details | 286 | 1,663 | 17,686 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,663All prisons in England and Wales17,686 | | | |
| 2022-09Details | 278 | 1,631 | 17,674 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,631All prisons in England and Wales17,674 | | | |
| 2022-12Details | 274 | 1,642 | 17,722 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,642All prisons in England and Wales17,722 | | | |
| 2023-03Details | 272 | 1,747 | 18,442 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,747All prisons in England and Wales18,442 | | | |
| 2023-06Details | 270 | 1,760 | 18,532 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,760All prisons in England and Wales18,532 | | | |
| 2023-09Details | 275 | 1,776 | 19,155 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,776All prisons in England and Wales19,155 | | | |
| 2023-12Details | 280 | 1,794 | 19,350 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,794All prisons in England and Wales19,350 | | | |
| 2024-03Details | 309 | 1,851 | 19,813 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,851All prisons in England and Wales19,813 | | | |
| 2024-06Details | 320 | 1,843 | 19,793 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,843All prisons in England and Wales19,793 | | | |
| 2024-09Details | 315 | 1,812 | 19,735 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,812All prisons in England and Wales19,735 | | | |
| 2024-12Details | 313 | 1,759 | 19,225 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,759All prisons in England and Wales19,225 | | | |
| 2025-03Details | 296 | 1,691 | 18,899 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,691All prisons in England and Wales18,899 | | | |
| 2025-06Details | 294 | 1,679 | 18,866 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,679All prisons in England and Wales18,866 | | | |
| 2025-09Details | 284 | 1,644 | 18,718 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,644All prisons in England and Wales18,718 | | | |
| 2025-12Details | 271 | 1,616 | 18,259 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,616All prisons in England and Wales18,259 | | | |
| 2026-03Details | 260 | 1,609 | 18,148 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,609All prisons in England and Wales18,148 | | | |
| 2026-06Details | 250 | 1,581 | 18,065 |
| Male dispersal prisons1,581All prisons in England and Wales18,065 | | | |











Figure as of 20 August 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Justice](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods).




Source: Ministry of Justice, [Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods), published 26 March 2026; Ministry of Justice, [Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS), published 7 September 2026; Ministry of Justice, [HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2026: time series of staff in post](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods), published 20 August 2026; HM Prison and Probation Service, [Prison information pages on GOV.UK (addresses), with each postcode’s local authority from postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory)](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prisons-in-england-and-wales).



## What these figures do and don't show



- **Compare with prisons of the same function.** Costs per prisoner differ by what a prison does: local prisons serving courts, training prisons, high-security, open and youth establishments.
- **Overall cost includes shared costs.** HMPPS adds each prison’s share of regional and national costs (healthcare, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) to what it spends itself.
- **Contracted prisons are costed differently,** and their staff are not on the HMPPS payroll, so no staff figure is shown for them.
- **Nothing here shows cause and effect.** A prison’s cost, crowding and staffing sit side by side; none is presented as the result of another.




Where this sits: United Kingdom → England and Wales → Ministry of Justice → HM Prison and Probation Service → Prisons in England and Wales → HMP Whitemoor. Figures from data/services/justice.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bbeee14b1db2e4ba9b6492/costs-per-prison-place-prisoner-individual-prison-2024-25.ods) | Ministry of Justice | 26 March 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a9e97fd3b22fb169dc192dd/prison-pop-august-2026.ODS) | Ministry of Justice | 7 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2026: time series of staff in post](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a7ed9263be22055c1aaa2f2/Time_series_of_HMPPS_staff_in_post_receiving_pay_on_staff_in_post_date_Jun_26.ods) | Ministry of Justice | 20 August 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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