Labour Market Information (LMI) Data
9. Level of qualifications held by UK workforce
| Whole economy | Justice Sector (Source 1) (1) | Justice Sector (Source 2) (2) | Click on the relevant hyperlink that heads up each strand column below to access data at organisation level [please note not all strands have reports available yet]. | ||||||
| Police & Law Enforcement (3) | Forensic Science (4) | Prosecution Services (5) | Courts and Tribunal Services (6) | Custodial Care (7) | Community Justice (8) | ||||
| NVQ Level 4 and above | 28% | 35% | |||||||
| NVQ Level 3 | 15% | 20% | |||||||
| Trade Apprenticeships | 5% | 3% | |||||||
| NVQ Level 2 | 15% | 21% | |||||||
| Below NVQ Level 2 | 13% | 13% | |||||||
| Other qualifications | 9% | 3% | |||||||
| No qualifications | 14% | 4% | |||||||
| Size of workforce | 39,676,891 | 498,069 | |||||||
| Data Source | LFS | LFS | No 2007-08 data | No 2007-08 data | No 2007-08 data | No 2007-08 data | No 2007-08 data | No 2007-08 data | No 2007-08 data |
| Date | 2007-08 | 2007-08 | |||||||
Footnotes
- 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).
- 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.
- Police and Law Enforcement
- The Police & Law enforcement strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
- 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Forensic Science Strand
- The Forensics strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
- 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 - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prosecution Services strand
- The Prosecutions services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
- 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) - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Courts & Tribunal Services strand
- The Courts & Tribunal services strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
- 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) - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Custodial Care strand
- The Custodial Care strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations regarded as making up the strand.
- 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 - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Community Justice strand
- Skills for Justice regards the Community Justice strand as being composed of five main sub-strands. These are:
a) Working with offending behaviour
The Community Justice strand estimate has been derived by collating estimates from the key organisations within each of these pathways.
b) Working with victims, survivors and witnesses of crime
c) Youth justice
d) Substance misuse
e) Crime reduction & community safety. - 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 ServiceNACRO
SOVAVictim Support E&W; Rape Crisis E&W Youth Justice Board; Youth Offending Teams NACRO
SOVATurning 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 ScotlandVictim 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Skills for Justice regards the Community Justice strand as being composed of five main sub-strands. These are:

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