Briefings and Reports
Welcome to our Briefings page. In this section you will find a range of briefings and papers that we have put together on key issues affecting skills within the Justice and Community Safety sector.
These briefings outline our plans for the future, summarise recent research, provide responses to policy decisions and much more. If you have any questions or feedback please contact Ally Mogg, Marketing & Communications Manager, on 0114 2317387 or email ally.mogg@skillsforjustice.com
Facing the Challenge - Delivering 21st century skills (May 2010)
An updated briefing on how we will be delivering 21st century skills across the justice and community safety sector, and what we need from policy makers.
Facing the Challenge- Delivering 21st Century Skills
The Bradley Report and the Criminal Justice Workforce (March 2010)
In association with Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, we have published a paper examining what justice workers need to help implement the recommendations of Lord Bradley's review of how the justice system supports people with mental health problems or learning disabilities. We launched this paper at an event on 17 March 2010. We have also published our own paper on the outcomes of this event and a document containing slides from the presentations given on the day.
Bradley report and the justice workforce
Making Bradley work paper work (17th March 2010)
Making Bradley work - presentation slides (17th March 2010)
Employment and Skills within the Justice Sector - Workforce needs, skills priorities, and scenarios (March 2010)
We have completed a large research project to gain a better understanding of the current and future skills in the sector. The Delivering Justice paper below summarises the key issues. See the full report
Delivering jutstice in a changing world - March 2010
Delivering justice in a changing world - WELSH
We worked with the Institute for Employment Studies to look at skills priorities and scenarios, the results of which are also available.
Skills Priorities and Scenarios - breifing - March 2010
Our immediate response to the Bradley Review (November 2009)
A briefing paper on the implications of the the Bradley Review on dealing with mental health in the Justice sector.
Breifinh paper on Improving Health - Supporting Justice Nov 09
Third Sector Skills Survey (October 2009)
A summary of our full survey on the skills of people working in the Third Sector.
Third Sector Employers skill surveys - summary
Forensic Science degree programmes - are they up to scratch? (October 2009)
A summary of our full evaluation report on Forensic Science Higher Education provision across the UK.
Forensic Science HE Report - breifing summary October 09
Reports
Welcome to the Reports section. Here you'll find useful reports and summaries of research we have carried out on a range of issues affecting skills in the Justice and community safety sector. Employment and Skills within the Justice Sector - Workforce needs, skills priorities, and scenarios (March-May 2010)
We have just completed a large research project to gain a better understanding of the current and future skills in the sector. Executive Summary documents for the UK, and for England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland are available to download below, along with the full reports.
Employment & Skills Executive Summary (UK)
Employment & Skills Executive Summary (England)
Employment & Skills Executive Summary (NI)
Employment & Skills Executive Summary (Wales) bi-lingual version
Employment & Skills Executive Summary (Scotland)
SSA UK full report - March 2010
SSA England full report - March 2010
SSA Northern Ireland full report - March 2010
SSA Wales full report - March 2010
SSA Scotland full report - March 2010
We also worked with the Institute for Employment Studies to look at skills priorities and scenarios, the results of which are available in the following short briefing summary, along with the full report
Skills Priorities and Scenarios - briefing - March 2010
Skills Priorities and Scenarios in the Justice Sector - March 2010
Professional and Financial Services Cluster Report (March 2010)
The report below examines skills needs within Professional and Financial Services, to help employers to identify key areas for current and future skills development. The report has fed into the Government's National Strategic Skills Audit, launched by Lord Mandelson on 17 March 2010.
Professional and Financial Services Cluster Report - March 2010
Skills in the Justice Sector - A survey of Third Sector employers (October 2009)
We conducted a survey covering over 500 Third Sector employers working in the Justice sector across the UK. The survey included questions on the characteristics of the workforce - both paid and volunteer - and looked at workforce development, skills gaps and shortages as well as future skills demands.
Below, you can download a briefing summary, executive summary, and the full report.
Third Sector Skills survey - briefing - October 09
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