In July 2018, the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC), the British Army’s detention centre, had approximately 160 civilian and military staff, including:

• 120 Army personnel;
• 10 Naval Service (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) personnel;
• 10 Royal Air Force personnel; and
• 20 Civil Servants.

These staff were employed in a variety of roles, as outlined below:

• Second in Command (2IC) Operations and Training Support
• 2IC Security and Reception
• 2IC Training Platoon
• Accommodation Storekeeper
• Action Warfare Technician branch
• Adjutant
• Aircraft Engineer and Mechanic branch
• Assistant Farm Supervisor
• Basic Skills Development Manager
• Chaplain
• Commandant
• Commander 2 Platoon
• Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) A and D
• Company Sergeant Major (CSM)
• Deputy Commandant
• Detainee Records Clerk
• Education Clerk
• Finance Clerk (Job Share)
• Financial Staff Assistant
• IC Detainee Records
• Instructor Military Training
• Instructor Officer Employment Preparation
• Instructor Officer Tiling
• Instructor Officer Vehicle Maintenance
• Instructor Officer Welding
• IT Systems Manager
• Learning Centre Advisor
• Library Information Assistant
• Military Provost Service Regimental Officer
• Military Transport Details
• Offender Management Unit SNCO (senior non-commissioned officer)
• Offender Management Unit Warrant Officer
• Officer Commanding (OC)
• OC Training
• Permanent Staff Administration Officer
• Permanent Staff Instructor (PSI)
• PSI Company
• Petty Officer (PO) Catering Services
• PO Physical Training
• PO Supply Chain
• Physical Training Instructor (PTI)
• PTI Remedial Instructor
• Platoon Commander
• Post Room Clerk
• Quartermaster and Mechanised Transport
• Quartermaster Clerk
• Quartermaster Sergeant Instructor (QMSI)
• Quartermaster Stores
• Regimental Accountant
• Regimental Administrative Officer
• Regimental Careers Manning Warrant Officer
• Regimental Operations Officer
• Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
• Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM)
• Rehabilitation Intervention Manager
• Section Commander- 1 Platoon
• Section Commander- 2 Platoon
• Section NCO
• Security and Reception SNCO
• Senior Education Officer
• SNCO Design Cell
• SNCO Detainee Records
• SNCO Operations and Training
• Staff Assistant Service Custody Company
• Staff Support Assistant
• Support Company SNCO
• Technical Quartermaster Sergeant (TQMS)
• Training NCO
• Training Warrant Officer
• Warrant Officer Design Cell
• Warrant Officer In Command Security
• Warrant Officer Operational Support
• Warrant Officer Training Platoon
• Welfare Clerk
• Welfare Officer
• Welfare SNCO
• Welfare Warrant Officer

Prison vs Corrective Training

MCTC is an establishment that provides corrective training for those servicemen and women sentenced to periods of detention; it is not a prison. Staff may be employed as Security, amongst other functions, as outlined in the attachment.

Staffing Costs

The total staffing cost for July 2018 was approximately £704,600.00. This relates to salary, National Insurance and pension contributions only. Non-pay related staffing costs, such as travel and subsistence claims and training, are not included in this figure.

Reference

FOI 2018/10662 dated 08 November 2018.