Labour Market Information (LMI) Data

12. Training

a) Incidence of training

Incidence of training Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2) Click on the relevant hyperlink that heads up each strand column below to access data at organisation level [please note not all strands have reports available yet].
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Proportion of establishments that have funded or arranged training for employees in the last 12 months NA NA              
Average no. of training days per employee in last 12 months NA NA              
Average training spend (£) per employee in last 12 months NA NA              
Average proportion of staff trained in last 12 months NA NA              
No. of orgs                  
Data Source     No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date                  
England
Proportion of establishments that have funded or arranged training for employees in the last 12 months 67% 89%              
Average no. of training days per employee in last 12 months 10 12              
Average training spend (£) per employee in last 12 months 1,725 1,425              
Average proportion of staff trained in last 12 months 63% 71%              
No. of orgs 1,454,507 3,247              
Data Source National Employers Skills Survey National Employers Skills Survey No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2007 2007              
Wales
Proportion of establishments that have funded or arranged off the job training for employees in the last 12 months 58% (off the job training)                
Average no. of training days per employee in last 12 months   NA              
Average training spend (£) per employee in last 12 months   NA              
Average proportion of staff trained in last 12 months   NA              
No. of orgs 70,515 (all orgs) *              
Data Source Employer Skills Survey Wales Employer Skills Survey Wales No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2005 2005              
Scotland
Proportion of establishments that have funded or arranged training for employees in the last 12 months 65% *              
Average no. of training days per employee in last 12 months NA NA              
Average training spend (£) per employee in last 12 months NA NA              
Average proportion of staff trained in last 12 months NA NA              
No. of orgs NA *              
Data Source Scottish Employer Skills Survey Scotland Scottish Employer Skills Survey Scotland No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2008 2008              
Northern Ireland (9)
Proportion of establishments that have funded or arranged off the job training for employees in the last 12 months 34% * 100%            
Average no. of off the job training days per employee in last 12 months   NA 5            
Average training spend (£) per employee in last 12 months   NA £1,728            
Average proportion of staff trained in last 12 months   NA *            
No. of orgs 49,595 (all orgs providing training excluding those answering 'don't know') * 5            
Data Source Skills Monitoring Survey Skills for Justice Skills for Justice No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2005 2008-09 2008-09            

Footnotes
  1. Justice Sector (Source 1)

    IER, LFS, ABI (GB), NESS and other national dataset estimates for the Justice sector presented within the Matrix are at present limited to SIC (2003) codes 75.23 and 75.24. Future editions of the Matrix will also include 75.25 (Fire service activities).

  2. Justice Sector (Source 2)

    The Skills for Justice 'Justice sector' estimate has been derived by the collation of data from the key organisations that make up the sector as defined by Skills for Justice's SSC functional footprint.

  3. Police and Law Enforcement
    1. The Police & Law enforcement strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK wide Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), UK Borders Agency (formerly Borders & Immigration Agency), HM Revenue & Customs, Ministry of Defence Police, Royal Military Police Special Investigations Branch (RMP SIB)
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
      England & Wales Police Service
      England only Police Service, Newham Parks Constabulary, Wandsworth Parks Police Service, Port of Dover Police, Port of Liverpool Police, Merseyside Tunnels Police.
      Wales only Police Service
      Scotland only Scottish Police Service, Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, Information Services -Criminal Justice and the Scottish Police College (note of the previous three organisations operate under the Scottish Police Service Authority).
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Police Service
      Specified other UK countries only Isle of Man Constabulary, Isle of Man Port Police, Isle of Man Immigration Service, Isle of Man Customs and Excise, States of Jersey Police, Jersey Customs and Immigration Service, Guernsey Police and Guernsey Customs and Excise, Immigration and Nationality Service.
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, the figure(s) has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell e.g. for a particular cell, where the dataset is incomplete, if the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not collected / provided by the source in question.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Police & Law Enforcement strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  4. Forensic Science Strand
    1. The Forensics strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) British Transport Police, Scientifics Ltd (England & Scotland) and Eurofins Forensic Science UK (England & Northern Ireland)
      England & Wales HM Police Service Scientific Support, Forensic Science Service
      England only LGC Forensics, Orchid Cellmark, Central Science Laboratory, Keith Borer Consultants, Mass Spec Analytical Ltd, Berkeley Security Bureau (Forensic Ltd), M-Scan, Forensic Access Ltd, Key Forensic Services Ltd, Document Evidence Ltd
      Scotland only Scottish Police Service Authority (SPSA) Forensics
      Northern Ireland only Forensic Science Northern Ireland, Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) Scientific Support
      Crown Dependencies Isle of Man Constabulary Crime Scene Investigation, Guernsey Police Scientific Support, States of Jersey Police forensic examiners
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Forensics strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  5. Prosecution Services strand
    1. The Prosecutions services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK wide Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office – this Office prosecutes cases UK wide but staff are all based and work out of England in their Manchester and London offices.
      England & Wales Crown Prosecution Service
      Scotland only Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal
      Northern Ireland only Public Prosecution Service
      Crown Dependencies Attorney General's Chambers (Isle of Man), Law Officers Department (States of Jersey), Chamber of the Law Officers of the Crown (States of Guernsey)
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Prosecutions strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  6. Courts & Tribunal Services strand
    1. The Courts & Tribunal services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK Tribunals Service
      England & Wales Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS)
      Scotland only Scottish Court Services (SCS)
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Court Service (NICtS)
      Specified crown dependency only Isle of Man Court Service, Jersey Court Service, Chamber of the Law Officers of the Crown (States of Guernsey)
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Courts & Tribunal services strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  7. Custodial Care strand
    1. The Custodial Care strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK None
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) Serco Home Affairs, G4S, The Cares Group, Reliance Secure Task Management and Kalyx Services
      England & Wales HM Prison Service, Global Solutions Ltd
      England only Military Corrective Training Centre
      Scotland only Scottish Prison Service
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Prison Service and Youth Justice Agency
      Specified crown dependency only Isle of Man Prison Service, Jersey Prison Service, and Guernsey Prison Service
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Custodial Care strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  8. Community Justice strand
    1. Skills for Justice regards the Community Justice strand as being composed of five main sub-strands. These are:

      a) Working with offending behaviour
      b) Working with victims, survivors and witnesses of crime
      c) Youth justice
      d) Substance misuse
      e) Crime reduction & community safety.

      The Community Justice strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations within each of these pathways.
    2. These key organisations are:
      Geographical area of operation Organisations falling within designated pathways
      Working with offending behaviour Working with victims, survivors and witnesses of crime Youth Justice Substance Misuse Crime reduction & community safety
      Stat Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector
      England & Wales National Offender Management Service

      National Probation Service      		 NACRO

      SOVA      		   Victim Support E&W; Rape Crisis E&W Youth Justice Board; Youth Offending Teams NACRO

      SOVA      		   Turning Point E&W Local authorities, housing associations and / or town centre management companies as the employers of neighbourhood and / or street wardens Catch 22
      England & Scotland               Addaction, Phoenix Futures    
      England only       Women's Aid Federation of England   Action for Children Drug Action Teams Compass, Rapt Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnerships  
      Wales only       Welsh Women's Aid   Action for Children Wales Substance Misuse Action Teams Prism Alcohol & Drug Advisory Service Community Safety Partnerships  
      Scotland only Criminal Justice Social Work SACRO

      Apex Scotland      		   Victim Support Scotland; Rape Crisis Scotland; Scottish Women's Aid Scottish Children's Reporters Administration; Local Authority Social Services (Children & Families, Youth Justice & Criminal Justice Social Services) SACRO's Youth Justice Service; Apex Scotland; Includem; Action for Children Scotland Alcohol & Drug Action Teams Turning Point Scotland Community Safety Partnerships; Local Authorities as employers of community wardens  
      Northern Ireland only Probation Board Northern Ireland NIACRO Youth Justice Agency Youth Conference Services Victim Support NI; NI Women's Aid Federation Youth Justice Agency (primarily their Community Services & Youth Conferencing Services) NIACRO; Include Youth Drug & Alcohol Coordination Teams ASCERT Community Safety Partnerships; NI Housing Executive as an employer of neighbourhood wardens  
      Specified crown dependency only Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man Probation Service     Victim Support Jersey; Victim Support Bailiwick of Guernsey; Victim Support Isle of Man; Guernsey Women’s Refuge; Jersey Women's Refuge Jersey Probation service; Guernsey Probation service; Isle of Man Probation service   Jersey Alcohol & Drug Service; Isle of Man Drug & Alcohol Team; Guernsey Drug Concern Note: There are no DRPs or CSPs in the Crown Dependencies and the police services perform the main crime reduction and community safety role.  
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Community justice strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level within each pathway, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.

  9. Justice Sector (Source 2) results were collected from Skills for Justice Skills Survey of Statutory Justice Sector Employers across Northern Ireland. Responses were only collected from Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI), Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI), Northern Ireland Court Service (including Tribunals), Probation Service Northern Ireland (PBNI) and Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) which is reflected in the number of organisation total.

b) Type of training

  Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2) Click on the relevant hyperlink that heads up each strand column below to access data at organisation level [please note not all strands have reports available yet].
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Induction                  
Health & safety                  
Supervisory                  
Management                  
New Technology                  
Foreign languages                  
Job specific                  
Other                  
Data Source Not available Not available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date                  
England
Induction NA NA              
Health & safety NA NA              
Supervisory NA NA              
Management NA NA              
New Technology NA NA              
Foreign languages NA NA              
Job specific NA NA              
Other NA NA              
Data Source Not available Not available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date                  
Wales
Induction NA NA              
Health & safety NA NA              
Supervisory NA NA              
Management NA NA              
New Technology NA NA              
Foreign languages NA NA              
Job specific NA NA              
Other NA NA              
Data Source Not available Not available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date                  
Scotland (N.B Off the job training)
Induction 50% *              
Health & safety 69% *              
Supervisory 32% *              
Management 38% *              
New Technology 51% *              
Foreign languages 4% *              
Job specific 84% *              
Other 5% *              
Data Source Scottish Employer Skills Survey Scottish Employer Skills Survey No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2008 2008              
Northern Ireland (N.B Off the job training)
Induction 22% *              
Health & safety 53% *              
Supervisory 15% *              
Management 24% *              
New Technology 30% *              
Foreign languages 1% *              
Job specific 76% *              
Soft / generic skills 6% *              
Other 5% *              
  16,894 Weighted base of all establishments providing off the job training *              
Data Source Skills Monitoring Survey Skills Monitoring Survey No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2005 2005              

Footnotes
  1. Justice Sector (Source 1)

    IER, LFS, ABI (GB), NESS and other national dataset estimates for the Justice sector presented within the Matrix are at present limited to SIC (2003) codes 75.23 and 75.24. Future editions of the Matrix will also include 75.25 (Fire service activities).

  2. Justice Sector (Source 2)

    The Skills for Justice 'Justice sector' estimate has been derived by the collation of data from the key organisations that make up the sector as defined by Skills for Justice's SSC functional footprint.

  3. Police and Law Enforcement
    1. The Police & Law enforcement strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK wide Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), UK Borders Agency (formerly Borders & Immigration Agency), HM Revenue & Customs, Ministry of Defence Police, Royal Military Police Special Investigations Branch (RMP SIB)
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
      England & Wales Police Service
      England only Police Service, Newham Parks Constabulary, Wandsworth Parks Police Service, Port of Dover Police, Port of Liverpool Police, Merseyside Tunnels Police.
      Wales only Police Service
      Scotland only Scottish Police Service, Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, Information Services -Criminal Justice and the Scottish Police College (note of the previous three organisations operate under the Scottish Police Service Authority).
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Police Service
      Specified other UK countries only Isle of Man Constabulary, Isle of Man Port Police, Isle of Man Immigration Service, Isle of Man Customs and Excise, States of Jersey Police, Jersey Customs and Immigration Service, Guernsey Police and Guernsey Customs and Excise, Immigration and Nationality Service.
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, the figure(s) has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell e.g. for a particular cell, where the dataset is incomplete, if the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not collected / provided by the source in question.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Police & Law Enforcement strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  4. Forensic Science Strand
    1. The Forensics strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) British Transport Police, Scientifics Ltd (England & Scotland) and Eurofins Forensic Science UK (England & Northern Ireland)
      England & Wales HM Police Service Scientific Support, Forensic Science Service
      England only LGC Forensics, Orchid Cellmark, Central Science Laboratory, Keith Borer Consultants, Mass Spec Analytical Ltd, Berkeley Security Bureau (Forensic Ltd), M-Scan, Forensic Access Ltd, Key Forensic Services Ltd, Document Evidence Ltd
      Scotland only Scottish Police Service Authority (SPSA) Forensics
      Northern Ireland only Forensic Science Northern Ireland, Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) Scientific Support
      Crown Dependencies Isle of Man Constabulary Crime Scene Investigation, Guernsey Police Scientific Support, States of Jersey Police forensic examiners
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Forensics strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  5. Prosecution Services strand
    1. The Prosecutions services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK wide Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office – this Office prosecutes cases UK wide but staff are all based and work out of England in their Manchester and London offices.
      England & Wales Crown Prosecution Service
      Scotland only Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal
      Northern Ireland only Public Prosecution Service
      Crown Dependencies Attorney General's Chambers (Isle of Man), Law Officers Department (States of Jersey), Chamber of the Law Officers of the Crown (States of Guernsey)
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Prosecutions strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  6. Courts & Tribunal Services strand
    1. The Courts & Tribunal services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK Tribunals Service
      England & Wales Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS)
      Scotland only Scottish Court Services (SCS)
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Court Service (NICtS)
      Specified crown dependency only Isle of Man Court Service, Jersey Court Service, Chamber of the Law Officers of the Crown (States of Guernsey)
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Courts & Tribunal services strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  7. Custodial Care strand
    1. The Custodial Care strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK None
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) Serco Home Affairs, G4S, The Cares Group, Reliance Secure Task Management and Kalyx Services
      England & Wales HM Prison Service, Global Solutions Ltd
      England only Military Corrective Training Centre
      Scotland only Scottish Prison Service
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Prison Service and Youth Justice Agency
      Specified crown dependency only Isle of Man Prison Service, Jersey Prison Service, and Guernsey Prison Service
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Custodial Care strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  8. Community Justice strand
    1. Skills for Justice regards the Community Justice strand as being composed of five main sub-strands. These are:

      a) Working with offending behaviour
      b) Working with victims, survivors and witnesses of crime
      c) Youth justice
      d) Substance misuse
      e) Crime reduction & community safety.

      The Community Justice strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations within each of these pathways.
    2. These key organisations are:
      Geographical area of operation Organisations falling within designated pathways
      Working with offending behaviour Working with victims, survivors and witnesses of crime Youth Justice Substance Misuse Crime reduction & community safety
      Stat Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector
      England & Wales National Offender Management Service

      National Probation Service      		 NACRO

      SOVA      		   Victim Support E&W; Rape Crisis E&W Youth Justice Board; Youth Offending Teams NACRO

      SOVA      		   Turning Point E&W Local authorities, housing associations and / or town centre management companies as the employers of neighbourhood and / or street wardens Catch 22
      England & Scotland               Addaction, Phoenix Futures    
      England only       Women's Aid Federation of England   Action for Children Drug Action Teams Compass, Rapt Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnerships  
      Wales only       Welsh Women's Aid   Action for Children Wales Substance Misuse Action Teams Prism Alcohol & Drug Advisory Service Community Safety Partnerships  
      Scotland only Criminal Justice Social Work SACRO

      Apex Scotland      		   Victim Support Scotland; Rape Crisis Scotland; Scottish Women's Aid Scottish Children's Reporters Administration; Local Authority Social Services (Children & Families, Youth Justice & Criminal Justice Social Services) SACRO's Youth Justice Service; Apex Scotland; Includem; Action for Children Scotland Alcohol & Drug Action Teams Turning Point Scotland Community Safety Partnerships; Local Authorities as employers of community wardens  
      Northern Ireland only Probation Board Northern Ireland NIACRO Youth Justice Agency Youth Conference Services Victim Support NI; NI Women's Aid Federation Youth Justice Agency (primarily their Community Services & Youth Conferencing Services) NIACRO; Include Youth Drug & Alcohol Coordination Teams ASCERT Community Safety Partnerships; NI Housing Executive as an employer of neighbourhood wardens  
      Specified crown dependency only Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man Probation Service     Victim Support Jersey; Victim Support Bailiwick of Guernsey; Victim Support Isle of Man; Guernsey Women’s Refuge; Jersey Women's Refuge Jersey Probation service; Guernsey Probation service; Isle of Man Probation service   Jersey Alcohol & Drug Service; Isle of Man Drug & Alcohol Team; Guernsey Drug Concern Note: There are no DRPs or CSPs in the Crown Dependencies and the police services perform the main crime reduction and community safety role.  
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Community justice strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level within each pathway, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.



c) Barriers to training

  Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2) Click on the relevant hyperlink that heads up each strand column below to access data at organisation level [please note not all strands have reports available yet].
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Lack of funds NA NA              
Lack of time for training NA NA              
No appropriate training available NA NA              
No appropriate training available in terms of subject area NA NA              
Training not available locally NA NA              
Cost of training in local area NA NA              
Time of day courses are run NA NA              
Cannot afford staff to have time off for training NA NA              
No training necessary NA NA              
Training not relevant to needs of business NA NA              
No barriers NA NA              
No. of orgs NA NA              
Data Source Not available Not available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date                  
England
Lack of funds for training / training expensive 70% 49%              
Can't spare more staff time (having them away on training) 48% 42%              
Staff now fully proficient / don't need it 3% 3%              
Staff not keen 2% 3%              
A lack of good local training providers 1% 3%              
Lack of provision (e.g. courses are full up) 1% 2%              
Difficulty finding training providers who can deliver training where or when we want it 2% 2%              
A lack of appropriate training / qualifications in the subject areas we need 1% 5%              
Hard to find the time to organise training 3% 10%              
Lack of knowledge about training opportunities and/or suitable courses 1% 2%              
High staff turnover 2% 0%              
Such decisions are taken at head office / company policy 2% 1%              
Other 5% 5%              
None 1% 5%              
Don't know 0% 2%              
Data Source National Employer Skills Survey National Employer Skills Survey No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2007 2007              
Wales
Lack of funds 23% *              
Lack of time for training 38% *              
No appropriate training available 21% *              
No appropriate training available in terms of subject area NA NA              
Training not available locally NA NA              
Cost of training in local area NA NA              
Time of day courses are run NA NA              
Cannot afford staff to have time off for training NA NA              
No training necessary 83% (No training necessary in the business) *              
Training not relevant to needs of business NA NA              
No barriers NA NA              
No. of orgs 28,849                
Data Source Employer Skills Survey Wales

(Survey question was factors presenting a barrier to the amount of off-the-job training undertaken)		 Employer Skills Survey Wales No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2005 2005              
Scotland
Your staff are already full proficient 40% *              
No training is necessary in your business 31% *              
Your establishment lacks the funds for training 10% *              
Training not considered to be a priority for the business 7% *              
No training is available in terms of subject area 5% *              
Will be looking into it soon/business just started up/new recruits 4% *              
There is not enough time for training 4% *              
No. of orgs NA *              
Data Source Scottish Employer Skills Survey Scottish Employer Skills Survey No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2008 2008              
Northern Ireland (9)
Lack of funds 2% * *            
Lack of time for training 4% * *            
No appropriate training available 2% * *            
No appropriate training available in terms of subject area NA NA *            
Training not available locally NA NA *            
Cost of training in local area 5% (Cost of off the job training) * *            
Time of day courses are run NA NA *            
Cannot afford staff to have time off for training NA NA *            
No training necessary 73%

(Staff have sufficient skills to do their job)

*

100%

(Staff have sufficient skills to do their job)

            
Training not relevant to needs of business NA NA *            
Lack of information on training available 1% * *            
Other training method preferred 27% * *            
Trained staff will be poached by other employers 1% * *            
Other 2% * *            
No barriers NA NA 0            
No. of orgs who do not provide off the job training 32,626 * 0            
Data Source Skills Monitoring Survey

(Survey question asked reasons for not providing off the job training)		 Skills Monitoring Survey Skills for Justice No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available No 2007-08 data available
Date 2005 2005 2008-09            

Footnotes
  1. Justice Sector (Source 1)

    IER, LFS, ABI (GB), NESS and other national dataset estimates for the Justice sector presented within the Matrix are at present limited to SIC (2003) codes 75.23 and 75.24. Future editions of the Matrix will also include 75.25 (Fire service activities).

  2. Justice Sector (Source 2)

    The Skills for Justice 'Justice sector' estimate has been derived by the collation of data from the key organisations that make up the sector as defined by Skills for Justice's SSC functional footprint.

  3. Police and Law Enforcement
    1. The Police & Law enforcement strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK wide Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), UK Borders Agency (formerly Borders & Immigration Agency), HM Revenue & Customs, Ministry of Defence Police, Royal Military Police Special Investigations Branch (RMP SIB)
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) British Transport Police, Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
      England & Wales Police Service
      England only Police Service, Newham Parks Constabulary, Wandsworth Parks Police Service, Port of Dover Police, Port of Liverpool Police, Merseyside Tunnels Police.
      Wales only Police Service
      Scotland only Scottish Police Service, Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, Information Services -Criminal Justice and the Scottish Police College (note of the previous three organisations operate under the Scottish Police Service Authority).
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Police Service
      Specified other UK countries only Isle of Man Constabulary, Isle of Man Port Police, Isle of Man Immigration Service, Isle of Man Customs and Excise, States of Jersey Police, Jersey Customs and Immigration Service, Guernsey Police and Guernsey Customs and Excise, Immigration and Nationality Service.
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, the figure(s) has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell e.g. for a particular cell, where the dataset is incomplete, if the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not collected / provided by the source in question.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Police & Law Enforcement strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  4. Forensic Science Strand
    1. The Forensics strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) British Transport Police, Scientifics Ltd (England & Scotland) and Eurofins Forensic Science UK (England & Northern Ireland)
      England & Wales HM Police Service Scientific Support, Forensic Science Service
      England only LGC Forensics, Orchid Cellmark, Central Science Laboratory, Keith Borer Consultants, Mass Spec Analytical Ltd, Berkeley Security Bureau (Forensic Ltd), M-Scan, Forensic Access Ltd, Key Forensic Services Ltd, Document Evidence Ltd
      Scotland only Scottish Police Service Authority (SPSA) Forensics
      Northern Ireland only Forensic Science Northern Ireland, Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) Scientific Support
      Crown Dependencies Isle of Man Constabulary Crime Scene Investigation, Guernsey Police Scientific Support, States of Jersey Police forensic examiners
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Forensics strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  5. Prosecution Services strand
    1. The Prosecutions services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK wide Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office – this Office prosecutes cases UK wide but staff are all based and work out of England in their Manchester and London offices.
      England & Wales Crown Prosecution Service
      Scotland only Crown Office of the Procurator Fiscal
      Northern Ireland only Public Prosecution Service
      Crown Dependencies Attorney General's Chambers (Isle of Man), Law Officers Department (States of Jersey), Chamber of the Law Officers of the Crown (States of Guernsey)
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Prosecutions strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  6. Courts & Tribunal Services strand
    1. The Courts & Tribunal services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK Tribunals Service
      England & Wales Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS)
      Scotland only Scottish Court Services (SCS)
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Court Service (NICtS)
      Specified crown dependency only Isle of Man Court Service, Jersey Court Service, Chamber of the Law Officers of the Crown (States of Guernsey)
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Courts & Tribunal services strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  7. Custodial Care strand
    1. The Custodial Care strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
    2. These key organisations are :
      Geographical area of operation Organisations
      UK None
      Great Britain (i.e. England, Wales & Scotland) Serco Home Affairs, G4S, The Cares Group, Reliance Secure Task Management and Kalyx Services
      England & Wales HM Prison Service, Global Solutions Ltd
      England only Military Corrective Training Centre
      Scotland only Scottish Prison Service
      Northern Ireland only Northern Ireland Prison Service and Youth Justice Agency
      Specified crown dependency only Isle of Man Prison Service, Jersey Prison Service, and Guernsey Prison Service
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Custodial Care strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.
  8. Community Justice strand
    1. Skills for Justice regards the Community Justice strand as being composed of five main sub-strands. These are:

      a) Working with offending behaviour
      b) Working with victims, survivors and witnesses of crime
      c) Youth justice
      d) Substance misuse
      e) Crime reduction & community safety.

      The Community Justice strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations within each of these pathways.
    2. These key organisations are:
      Geographical area of operation Organisations falling within designated pathways
      Working with offending behaviour Working with victims, survivors and witnesses of crime Youth Justice Substance Misuse Crime reduction & community safety
      Stat Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector Statutory Third Sector
      England & Wales National Offender Management Service

      National Probation Service      		 NACRO

      SOVA      		   Victim Support E&W; Rape Crisis E&W Youth Justice Board; Youth Offending Teams NACRO

      SOVA      		   Turning Point E&W Local authorities, housing associations and / or town centre management companies as the employers of neighbourhood and / or street wardens Catch 22
      England & Scotland               Addaction, Phoenix Futures    
      England only       Women's Aid Federation of England   Action for Children Drug Action Teams Compass, Rapt Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnerships  
      Wales only       Welsh Women's Aid   Action for Children Wales Substance Misuse Action Teams Prism Alcohol & Drug Advisory Service Community Safety Partnerships  
      Scotland only Criminal Justice Social Work SACRO

      Apex Scotland      		   Victim Support Scotland; Rape Crisis Scotland; Scottish Women's Aid Scottish Children's Reporters Administration; Local Authority Social Services (Children & Families, Youth Justice & Criminal Justice Social Services) SACRO's Youth Justice Service; Apex Scotland; Includem; Action for Children Scotland Alcohol & Drug Action Teams Turning Point Scotland Community Safety Partnerships; Local Authorities as employers of community wardens  
      Northern Ireland only Probation Board Northern Ireland NIACRO Youth Justice Agency Youth Conference Services Victim Support NI; NI Women's Aid Federation Youth Justice Agency (primarily their Community Services & Youth Conferencing Services) NIACRO; Include Youth Drug & Alcohol Coordination Teams ASCERT Community Safety Partnerships; NI Housing Executive as an employer of neighbourhood wardens  
      Specified crown dependency only Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man Probation Service     Victim Support Jersey; Victim Support Bailiwick of Guernsey; Victim Support Isle of Man; Guernsey Women’s Refuge; Jersey Women's Refuge Jersey Probation service; Guernsey Probation service; Isle of Man Probation service   Jersey Alcohol & Drug Service; Isle of Man Drug & Alcohol Team; Guernsey Drug Concern Note: There are no DRPs or CSPs in the Crown Dependencies and the police services perform the main crime reduction and community safety role.  
    3. Where data is provided at country or regional level, it has been derived by cumulating the appropriately proportioned data from all the organisations having a presence in that particular country or region.
    4. Where no data has been sourced for a particular cell, or the dataset is incomplete, or the data cannot be disaggregated to the level required, or the data is not available because it is not actually collected or provided by the source in question, this fact is flagged up in the relevant cell.
    5. Click on the hyperlink that heads up the Community justice strand column in this table to access the data at organisation level within each pathway, as well as to view the data definitions used by each organisation and for an understanding of any data that is missing / incomplete and therefore potentially affecting the accuracy of this estimate.

  9. Justice Sector (Source 2) results were collected from Skills for Justice Skills Survey of Statutory Justice Sector Employers across Northern Ireland. Responses were only collected from Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI), Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI), Northern Ireland Court Service (including Tribunals), and Probation Service Northern Ireland (PBNI) which is reflected in the number of organisation total.

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