Labour Market Information (LMI) Data

14. Vacancies and skills shortages

a) All vacancies

i) Incidence of all vacancies

Incidence of vacancies UK Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2)
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Number of vacancies NA NA              
Proportion of establishments reporting vacancies NA NA              
Vacancies as a proportion of employment NA NA              
Number of orgs NA NA              
Data Source NA NA 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 NA NA              
England
Number of vacancies 619,675 3,890              
Proportion of establishments reporting vacancies 19% 30%              
Vacancies as a proportion of employment 3% 1%              
Number of orgs 1,451,507 3,247              
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
Number of vacancies 37,880 *              
Proportion of establishments reporting vacancies 21% *              
Vacancies as a proportion of employment 3% *              
Number of orgs 70,515 *              
Data Source National Employer Survey Wales National Employer 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
Number of vacancies 69,800 *              
Proportion of establishments reporting vacancies 18% *              
Vacancies as a proportion of employment 3% *              
Number of orgs NA 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)
Number of vacancies 11,629 * 450            
Proportion of establishments reporting vacancies 11% * NA            
Vacancies as a proportion of employment 2% * 4%            
Number of orgs 50,416 * 4            
Data Source Skills Monitoring Survey 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.




ii) Distribution of all vacancies by occupational group

Distribution of vacancies by SOC group Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2)
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Managers & senior officials                  
Professional                  
Associate professional & technical                  
Administrative & secretarial                  
Skilled trades                  
Personal service                  
Sales & customer service                  
Process, plant and machine operatives                  
Elementary                  
Number of vacancies                  
Data Source Data not available at UK level Data not available at UK level 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
Managers & senior officials 6% 8%              
Professional 12% 5%              
Associate professional & technical 16% 25%              
Administrative & secretarial 12% 55%              
Skilled trades 10% 2%              
Personal service 10% 1%              
Sales & customer service 14% 0%              
Process, plant and machine operatives 7% 0%              
Elementary 14% 4%              
Number of vacancies 616,832 3,890              
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
Managers & senior officials                  
Professional                  
Associate professional & technical                  
Administrative & secretarial                  
Skilled trades                  
Personal service                  
Sales & customer service                  
Process, plant and machine operatives                  
Elementary                  
Number of vacancies                  
Data Source Data not available Data 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
Managers & senior officials 1.5% *              
Professional 2.0% *              
Associate professional & technical 6.5% *              
Administrative & secretarial 2.9% *              
Skilled trades 3.6% *              
Personal service 3.9% *              
Sales & customer service 2.8% *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 2.5% *              
Elementary 3.5% *              
Number of vacancies 69,500 *              
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
Managers & senior officials 5% *              
Professional 8% *              
Associate professional & technical 9% *              
Administrative & secretarial 14% *              
Skilled trades 10% *              
Personal service 24% *              
Sales & customer service 7% *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 7% *              
Elementary 17% *              
Number of vacancies 11,629 *              
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.



b) Hard-to-fill vacancies

Incidence of all hard-to-fill vacancies

Incidence of hard-to-fill vacancies UK Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (1)
Police & Law Enforcement (2) Forensic Science (3) Prosecution Services (4) Courts and Tribunal Services (5) Custodial Care (6) Community Justice (7)
UK
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies                  
Proportion of establishments reporting hard-to-fill vacancies                  
Hard-to-fill vacancies as a proportion of employment                  
Number of orgs                  
Data Source Data not available at UK level Data not available at UK level 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
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 183,472 480              
Proportion of establishments reporting vacancies of which are hard-to-fill 37% 20%              
Hard-to-fill vacancies as a proportion of employment 1% 0%              
Number of orgs                  
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
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 13,240 *              
Proportion of establishments reporting hard-to-fill vacancies 10% *              
Hard-to-fill vacancies as a proportion of employment 1% *              
Number of orgs 70,515 Weighted base                
Data Source National Employer Survey Wales National Employer 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
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 34,700 *              
Proportion of establishments reporting hard-to-fill vacancies NA *              
Hard-to-fill vacancies as a proportion of employment 1.60% *              
Number 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)
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 6024 * 24            
Proportion of establishments reporting hard-to-fill vacancies 6% * NA            
Hard-to-fill vacancies as a proportion of employment 1% * <1%            
Number of orgs 50,416 Weighted base *              
Data Source Skills Monitoring survey 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.




ii) Distribution of hard-to-fill vacancies by occupational group

Distribution of hard-to-fill vacancies by SOC group Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2)
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Managers & senior officials                  
Professional                  
Associate professional & technical                  
Administrative & secretarial                  
Skilled trades                  
Personal service                  
Sales & customer service                  
Process, plant and machine operatives                  
Elementary                  
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies                  
Data Source Data not available at UK level Data not available at UK level 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
Managers & senior officials 5% *              
Professional 14% *              
Associate professional & technical 15% *              
Administrative & secretarial 7% *              
Skilled trades 16% *              
Personal service 12% *              
Sales & customer service 11% *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 8% *              
Elementary 12% *              
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 183,472 *              
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
Managers & senior officials 3% *              
Professional 6% *              
Associate professional & technical 15% *              
Administrative & secretarial 5% *              
Skilled trades 18% *              
Personal service 13% *              
Sales & customer service 12% *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 9% *              
Elementary 18% *              
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 13,240 *              
Data Source Employer Skills Survey 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 2005 2005              
Scotland
Managers & senior officials * *              
Professional 11% *              
Associate professional & technical 21% *              
Administrative & secretarial * *              
Skilled trades 13% *              
Personal service 7% *              
Sales & customer service 11% *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 10% *              
Elementary 9% *              
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 34,700 *              
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)
Managers & senior officials 6% * 33%            
Professional 6% * 13%            
Associate professional & technical 11% * 25%            
Administrative & secretarial 10% * 13%            
Skilled trades 14% * 0%            
Personal service 20% * 0%            
Sales & customer service 6% * 0%            
Process, plant and machine operatives 8% * 0%            
Elementary 21% * 17%            
Number of hard-to-fill vacancies 6024 * 24            
Data Source Skills Monitoring survey 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.




c) Skill-shortage vacancies

i) Incidence of skills-shortage vacancies

Incidence of skill-shortage vacancies UK Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2)
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Number of skills shortage vacancies                  
Proportion of establishments reporting skills shortage vacancies                  
Skills shortage vacancies as a proportion of all employment                  
Number of orgs                  
Data Source Data not available at UK level Data not available at UK level 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
Number of skills shortage vacancies 130,004 270              
Proportion of establishments reporting skills shortage vacancies 5% 4%              
Skills shortage vacancies as a proportion of all employment 1% 0%              
Number of orgs 1,350,602 3,172              
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
Number of skills shortage vacancies 5,400 *              
Proportion of establishments reporting skills shortage vacancies 4% *              
Skills shortage vacancies as a proportion of all employment 1% *              
Number of orgs 70,515 *              
Data Source National Employer Survey Wales National Employer 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
Number of skills shortage vacancies 16,400 *              
Proportion of establishments reporting skills shortage vacancies NA *              
Skills shortage vacancies as a proportion of all employment 1% *              
Number 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)
Number of skills shortage vacancies 2013 * 4            
Proportion of establishments reporting skills shortage vacancies 2% * NA            
Skills shortage vacancies as a proportion of all employment 0% * <1%            
Number of orgs 50,416 * 4            
Data Source Skills Monitoring survey 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.




ii) Distribution of skills shortage vacancies by occupational group

Distribution of skills shortage vacancies by SOC group Whole economy Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) Justice Sector (Source 2) (2)
Police & Law Enforcement (3) Forensic Science (4) Prosecution Services (5) Courts and Tribunal Services (6) Custodial Care (7) Community Justice (8)
UK
Managers & senior officials                  
Professional                  
Associate professional & technical                  
Administrative & secretarial                  
Skilled trades                  
Personal service                  
Sales & customer service                  
Process, plant and machine operatives                  
Elementary                  
Number of skills shortage vacancies                  
Data Source Data not available at UK level Data not available at UK level 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
Managers & senior officials 6% *              
Professional 15% *              
Associate professional & technical 17% *              
Administrative & secretarial 7% *              
Skilled trades 17% *              
Personal service 10% *              
Sales & customer service 10% *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 8% *              
Elementary 9% *              
Number of skills shortage vacancies 130,000 *              
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
Managers & senior officials 5% *              
Professional 8% *              
Associate professional & technical 23% *              
Administrative & secretarial 4%                
Skilled trades 26% *              
Personal service 9% *              
Sales & customer service 8% *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 10% *              
Elementary 6% *              
Number of skills shortage vacancies 5,400 *              
Data Source Employer Skills Survey 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 2005 2005              
Scotland
Managers & senior officials * *              
Professional 10% *              
Associate professional & technical * *              
Administrative & secretarial * *              
Skilled trades 10% *              
Personal service * *              
Sales & customer service * *              
Process, plant and machine operatives 5% *              
Elementary 7% *              
Number of skills shortage vacancies 16,400 *              
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)
Managers & senior officials 11% * 50%            
Professional 7% * 50%            
Associate professional & technical 13% * 0%            
Administrative & secretarial 14% * 0%            
Skilled trades 17% * 0%            
Personal service 6% * 0%            
Sales & customer service 13% * 0%            
Process, plant and machine operatives 7% * 0%            
Elementary 12% * 0%            
Number of skills shortage vacancies 2013 * 4            
Data Source Skills Monitoring survey 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.