NOMS workforce statistics bulletin: March 2017
Source: data.gov.uk (2018-05-25)

National Offender Management Service workforce statistics. The quarterly National Offender Management Service (NOMS) workforce statistics bulletin is designed to monitor changes to staffing figures and the structure of NOMS staff population over time. It is produced on a quarterly basis to most appropriately reflect the dynamic nature of the data included within many of the tables, and covers all civil service employees of NOMS.

Published 18 May 2017  
National Offender Management Service (NOMS) 
Annual Workforce Statistics Bulletin, 31 March 2017 
Main points 
43,488 full time equivalent 
staff in post across all of 
NOMS 
 
This represents a reduction of 41 staff in post since 31 
March 2016 and an increase of 561 since 31 December 
2016.  
18,403 band 3-5 prison 
officers in post 
 
At 31 March 2017 there were 18,403 FTE officers in post, 
representing increases of 75 (0.4%) compared to the last 
year and 515 (2.9%) since the previous quarter. 
4.8% shortfall of band 3-5 
prison officers 
 
Across public sector prisons, an increase in prison officers 
has reduced the shortfall from 5.3% in December 2016 to 
4.8% in March 2017. However there was an increase to 
the shortfall for band 2/operational support staff, from 
12.1% to 13.0%, over the same period. 
Leaving rate of 9.4% 
amongst band 3-5 prison 
officers  
 
 
This is an increase of 1.9 percentage points compared to 
the year ending 31 March 2016. The overall leaving rate 
across NOMS over the last year stood at 8.4%, a 1.0 
point rise compared to the year ending 31 March 2016.   
The proportion of prison 
officers with 2 years’ 
service or less is 24.0% 
 
This represents an increase compared to 15.7% at 31 
March 2016 and 19.9% at 31 December 2016. In 
contrast, the proportion of officers in post with 10 years 
or more experience has decreased, from 63.4% at 31 
March 2016 and 62.8% at 31 December 2016 to 61.0% 
at 31 March 2017. 
This publication provides details of staffing levels, staff inflows and outflows, sickness 
absence rates and protected characteristics for the directly employed workforce of the 
National Offender Management Service (NOMS). Information presented covers Public 
Sector Prisons, the National Probation Service (NPS) and NOMS headquarters, including 
area services which provide direct operational support to prisons. Technical details and 
explanatory notes can be found in the accompanying Guide to NOMS Workforce Statistics. 
 
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1. History of the Organisation 
 
On 1 April 2017, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) replaced the 
National Offender Management Service (NOMS). HMPPS is responsible for the operational 
delivery and running of prison and probation services across the public and private sectors. 
Further information on the structure of HMPPS will be set out in the next quarterly workforce 
statistics bulletin and guide to be published on 17 August 2017.  
However, given this bulletin covers the reporting period up to 31 March 2017, the following 
section sets out the history of NOMS. 
NOMS was created as an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice in July 2008. It was 
responsible for commissioning and delivering Prison and Probation Services across 
England and Wales. Offender management, prisons and probation are devolved within 
Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands also have separate 
prison administrations.  
NOMS delivered services directly through public sector prisons and the National Probation 
Service and commissions services through private sector prisons and, for probation, from 
Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). The information presented in this bulletin 
relates to staff employed by the former NOMS, who were all civil servants. Other workers 
within NOMS who were employed by third parties, either within contracted areas of delivery 
such as private sector prisons or CRCs or as contractors and other contingent workers, 
including other non-civil service public sector employees, within NOMS are not included. 
Also excluded are voluntary workers, NOMS staff on loan, on secondment out, and those on 
a career break. 
 

 
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2. Points to note 
 
Data sources 
The findings within this publication relating to the reporting period up to 31 December 2016 
come from data stored in Oracle HRMS. Data covering the period from 1 January 2017 
onwards have been extracted from the newly introduced Single Operating Platform (SOP). 
Whilst we are confident that the statistics compiled for this particular period remain of high 
quality, it must be noted that SOP has only recently come into effect and so figures are 
subject to further investigations whilst we fully assess the impact of any changes. As a 
result of this transition to a new administrative system, further details on caveats to consider 
when interpreting the findings can be found in the Guide to NOMS Workforce Statistics. 
Where data are presented at disaggregated levels (e.g. establishments), relevant sections 
of the accompanying bulletin tables will be marked as provisional. 
Benchmarks  
Benchmarks are target staffing levels agreed between the governor and deputy director of 
custody.  This bulletin presents the benchmarks in place as at 31 March 2017 and 
difference between these and staff in post as a proxy for vacancies within an establishment.  
From April 2017, governors were granted greater flexibility over their staffing structures, 
replacing benchmarks with new target staffing levels. The next workforce statistics bulletin 
covering staff in post as at 30 June 2017 will therefore draw on this new approach to 
calculating the difference to target staffing levels.   
 
 
 
 

 
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3. Total staff in post 
 
43,488 full time equivalent staff in post across all of NOMS 
This represents a reduction of 41 staff in post since 31 March 2016 and an 
increase of 561 since 31 December 2016  
4.8% shortfall of band 3-5 prison officers at 31 March 2017 
Across public sector prisons, an increase in prison officers has reduced the 
shortfall from 5.3% in December 2016 to 4.8% in March 2017. However there 
was an increase to the shortfall for band 2/operational support staff, from 12.1% 
to 13.0%, over the same period. 
 
As at 31 March 2017, there were 43,488 FTE staff in post in NOMS on a full time equivalent 
(FTE) basis (Figure 1). This includes 8,693 FTE staff in the National Probation Service 
(NPS) (making up 20% of all NOMS staff), 31,139 (71.6% of NOMS staff) in Public Sector 
Prisons (PSPs) and 3,656 (8.4% of NOMS staff) in NOMS HQ and Area Services.  
The overall number of FTE staff has fallen by 41 (0.1%) compared to 31 March 2016; this is 
made up of a fall of 141 (1.6%) FTE staff in the NPS, a reduction of 221 (0.7%) FTE staff in 
PSPs and a rise of 322 (9.6%) FTE staff in NOMS HQ and Area Services. This increase in 
NOMS HQ numbers was mainly as the result of the continuing movement of functions 
performed by psychologists, intelligence officers and HR managers out of establishments 
and into HQ or area services.  
 
Figure 1: Number of NOMS staff in post on a FTE basis, 31 March 2010 to 31 March 
2017 (Source: Table 1)  
 

 
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The latest number of FTE staff in post overall represents an increase of 561 since 31 
December 2016. This consists of a fall of 31 FTE staff in the NPS, a rise of 397 (1.3%) in 
PSPs as well as an increase of 195 in NOMS HQ and area Services.  
 
3.1 Staff in post by grade  
At 31 March 2017, there were 23,865 FTE operational prison service staff (54.9% of NOMS 
staff), a reduction of 168 FTE staff (0.7%) compared to the previous year but an increase of 
449 FTE staff (1.9%) against the previous quarter.  
In the year ending March 2017, there were 18,403 FTE band 3 to 5 officers, an increase of 
75 (0.4%) compared to the last year and 515 (2.9%) since the previous quarter. 
Specifically, there were 4,544 FTE band 2/operational support staff, which represents 
declines of 212 (4.4%) individuals since 31 March 2016 and 69 (1.5%) staff since 31 
December 2016. 
There were 184 FTE operational prison service staff in grades 9-11 (i.e. deputy governor, 
governor and governing governor levels). This number has remained fairly steady over the 
last three years. 
Non-operational roles across PSPs and NOMS HQ accounted for 10,803 FTE posts (24.8% 
of all NOMS staff), an increase of 248 FTE staff (2.4%) compared to the previous year and 
a rise of 132 FTE staff (1.2%) compared to the previous quarter.  
In the NPS, there were 8,820 FTE staff, representing falls of 121 FTE staff (1.4%) on the 
previous year and 20 (0.2%) on the previous quarter. This includes 3,594 FTE probation 
officers in post (8.3% of NOMS staff), an increase of 322 FTE (9.9%) compared to 31 March 
2016 but a fall of 21 (0.6%) from 31 December 2016.  
 
 
3.2 Benchmarks (PSPs) 
Across all grades, the shortfall1 to a total PSP benchmark level of 33,433 at 31 March 2017 
was 2,295 FTEs (6.9%). This benchmark had increased by 628 since 31 December 2016. 
Within the largest staff group, band 3-5 prison officers, the shortfall to target staffing levels 
at 31 March 2017 was 923 FTE (4.8%), a decrease of 0.45 percentage points from 5.3% in 
December 2016. 44% of prison establishments had a deficit of 5% or more prison officers 
(Figure 2). Band 2/operational support staff made up the second largest staff group and had 
an overall shortfall of 674 FTE (13.0%) against a target level, up from 12.1% on the quarter. 
  
 
 
                                               
1 The number of staff below the benchmark. 

 
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Figure 2: Distribution of shortfalls of band 3 to 5 officers against the benchmark as at 
31 March 2017 (Source: Table 14) 
 
 

 
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4. Band 3-5 prison officers 
18,403 band 3-5 prison officers in post  
At 31 March 2017 there were 18,403 FTE officers in post, representing increases of 75 
(0.4%) compared to the last year and 515 (2.9%) since the previous quarter. 
 
The key operational grades in public sector prisons are the band 3 to 5 prison officers. They 
consist of band 3 prison officers, band 4 officer specialists, band 4 supervising officers and 
band 5 custodial managers.  
In the year ending March 2017, there were 18,403 FTE band 3 to 5 officers, an increase of 
75 (0.4%) compared to the last year and 515 (2.9%) since the previous quarter (Figure 3). 
 
Figure 3: Number of band 3-5 officers in post on a FTE basis, 31 March 2010 to 31 
March 2017 (Source: Table 3) 
 
 
 
Figure 4 provides a quarterly breakdown of the number of band 3 to 5 officers newly 
recruited and leaving since 2010/11. This last year saw the highest level of band 3-5 officer 
joiners since March 2010. Over the last year, 2,314 band 3 officers have been appointed, an 
increase of 338 (17.1%) compared to 1,976 in the previous year. New band 3 officer 
appointments increased by 621 (122%) from 511 between October and December 2016 to 
1,132 between January and March 2017. This was a record number of joiners in a single 
quarter and the second highest in a 12 month period (after 12 months ending December 
2014) in the time series. 

 
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The headcount number of band 3 to 5 officers leaving NOMS in the year to 31 March 2017 
was 1,834, an increase of 290 (18.8%) compared to the 1,544 officers leaving in the 
previous year. Excluding periods where there were voluntary exit schemes, this was the 
highest number of leavers in a 12 month period in the time series.  The number of band 3 to 
5 officers leaving in the latest quarter fell by 73 (15.4%) compared to the previous quarter.   
 
Figure 4: Newly appointed band 3 officers and band 3 to 5 officer leavers, April 2010 
to March 2017 (Source: Table 15) 
 
 
Joiners and leavers are not the only movements into and out of the band 3 to 5 officer 
grouping. For this reason, the change in FTE does not directly reflect the difference 
between the number of joiners and leavers. There are also typically differences in the 
proportion of new joiners and older officers who work part time as well as movements 
between grades. This change has the effect of reducing the FTE of officers available as 
they progress through their career.  
Figure 5 provides a more complete view of officer workforce changes than just the number 
of appointments and leavers. In addition to those leaving, the total FTE of officers lost to the 
workforce due to re-grades, promotions and changes to working hours was the equivalent of 
498 officers. While re-grades to band 3-5 officers and transfers in from the private sector 
increased the FTE by the equivalent of 371. 
Figure 5: Movements into and out of band 3 to 5 officer grouping (FTE), 31 March 
2016 to 31 March 2017 (Source: Table 15) 

 
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5. Band 4 probation officers 
 
At 31 March 2017, there were 3,594 FTE probation officers in post, making up 40.7% of the 
NPS staffing population. This represents an increase of 322 (9.9%) compared to 31 March 
2016 but a decrease of 21 (0.6%) since the last quarter (Figure 6).  
 
Figure 6: Number of band 4 probation officers in post on a FTE basis, 30 June 2014 to 
31 March 2017 (Source: Table 3) 
 
Over the last year, 38 probation officers have been appointed, a decrease of 47 (55.3%) 
compared to the previous year (Figure 7). The headcount number of probation officers 
leaving NOMS in the year to 31 March 2017 was 220, an increase of 37 (20.2%) compared 
to the 183 who left in the previous year.   
 
 
 

 
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Figure 7: Probation officer joiners and leavers, March 2015 to March 2017 (Source: 
Table 8a-c) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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6. Joiners and Leavers 
 
Leaving rate of 9.4% amongst band 3-5 prison officers 
This is an increase of 1.9 percentage points compared to the year ending 31 March 
2016. The overall leaving rate across NOMS over the last year stood at 8.4%, a 1.0 
point rise compared to the year ending 31 March 2016.     
 
In the last year, 4,058 staff joined NOMS, a fall of 610 (13.1%) compared to the previous year. 
These joiners consist of 3,262 across PSPs, 595 in the NPS and 201 in NOMS HQ and area 
services. Compared to the previous year, these number of joiners represent reductions of 
10.5%, 12.1% and 41.7% respectively across PSPs, NPS and NOMS HQ and area services.  
However, comparing the 12 months to the previous quarter, the year to 31 March 2017, saw 
a rise of 584 (16.8%) joiners across NOMS. This is made up of staff increases of 578 (21.5%) 
in PSPs and 26 (14.9%) across NOMS HQ and area services as well as a reduction of 20 
(3.3%) of joiners in the NPS.  
There were 4,036 leavers in the last year, an increase of 381 (10.4%) compared to the 
previous year. This includes 3,105 leavers from PSPs (a rise of 7.5% against the previous 
year), 699 from the NPS (an increase of 18.9%) and 232 from NOMS HQ and area services 
(29.6% higher than the previous year).   
Similarly, when comparing the current year to the 12 months to 31 December 2016 (i.e. year 
to the previous quarter), a rise of 65 (1.6%) leavers was observed for the whole of NOMS. 
This includes increases of 30 (1.0%) leavers in PSPs and 21 (3.1%) in NPS as well as a rise 
of 14 (6.4%) in NOMS HQ and area services.  
 
5.1 Leaving rates2 
 
Leaving rates across NOMS have been increasing since 2010/11. The overall rate across 
the whole of NOMS for the year to 31 March 2017 was 8.4% compared to 7.4% for the year 
to 31 March 2016. 
There was a 9.4% leaving rate amongst operational staff overall in PSPs (representing a 1.5 
percentage point rise since the previous year), higher than the 7.7% leaving rate for non- 
operational staff in PSPs and NOMS HQ (which itself has declined by 0.1 percentage point 
compared to the previous year).  
Specifically, the leaving rate for band 3 to 5 prison officers has increased at a faster pace 
than the overall rate to 9.4%. The highest band 3-5 officer rate is in Kent, Surrey and Essex 
where the rate has increased from 10.2% to 15.7% in the 12 months to 31 March 2017. The 
rate for prison officers is lower than that for band 2 operational support grades, which has 
decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 10.3% in the 12 months to 31 March 2017 compared 
to the previous year.  
 
                                               
2 Calculated as the percentage of staff with a permanent contract of employment who left NOMS for reasons 
other than voluntary early departure schemes and redundancy (VEDSR). 

 
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The leaving rate for staff at the NPS is 6.9% which reflects a 1.1 percentage point increase 
on the previous year. Probation officers had a lower leaving rate of 5.3% in the year to 31 
March 2017 although this was an increase of 0.4 percentage points since the previous year.  
The two most common reasons for leaving are due to staff resigning, which made up 49.4% 
of all leavers (up from 44.6% from the previous year), followed by retirees who accounted 
for 18.3% of leavers (down from 22.0% from the previous year). Both reasons for leaving 
have consistently been the most common over the years.  
 
Figure 8: Annual leaving rates of permanent staff in key operational grades 
(excluding VEDSR), year to March 2010 to year to March 2017 (Source: Table 8d) 
 
 

 
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7. Length of Service 
The proportion of prison officers with 2 years’ service or less is 24.0% 
This represents an increase compared to 15.7% at 31 March 2016 and 19.9% at 
31 December 2016. In contrast, the proportion of officers in post with 10 years or 
more experience has decreased, from 63.4% at 31 March 2016 and 62.8% at 31 
December 2016 to 61.0% at 31 March 2017. 
 
Length of service information has been calculated for NOMS staff from the most recent hire 
date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have 
transferred in through NOMS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from 
entry to NOMS. 
Across NOMS overall, 39.7% of FTE staff in post had 2 years’ service or less. This is an 
increase from 36.1% at 31 March 2016 and 38.2% at 31 December 2016. Meanwhile, 
44.6% of NOMS FTE staff in post overall had 10 years or more experience at the time of 
leaving which represents an increase from 44.2% at 31 March 2016 but a fall from 44.8% at 
31 December 2016.  
However, it must be noted that the NPS was created in NOMS on 1 June 2014 and the 
service of NPS staff in Probation Trusts prior to the creation of the NPS is not included. 
Therefore, the figures relating to the length of service of NPS staff, and which are included 
in the NOMS overall figures, do not necessarily represent their full experience, but rather 
the length of service from entry to NOMS. 
The proportion of band 3-5 prison officers with 2 years’ service or less has risen to 24.0% 
compared to 15.7% at 31 March 2016 and 19.9% at 31 December 2016. In contrast, the 
proportion of officers in post with 10 years or more experience has decreased, from 63.4% 
at 31 March 2016 and 62.8% at 31 December 2016 to 61.0% at 31 March 2017. 
At 31 March 2017, 31.3% of band 2/operational support FTE staff in post had 2 years’ 
service or less, a rise from 28.3% at 31 March 2016 and 30.7% at 31 December 2016. 
Meanwhile 45.4% of band 2/operational support FTE staff in post had 10 years or more 
experience which is an increase from 40.7 % at 31 March 2016 and 43.7% at 31 December 
2016.   
In the 12 months to 31 March 2017, 13.5% of band 3-5 officers left NOMS with less than 1 
years’ service and 27.4% with less than 2 years’ service. This represents a decrease from 
20.8% of leavers with less than 1 years’ service in the year ending 31 December 2016 but 
an increase from 23.6% for those with less than 2 years’ service.  
 
 
 
 

 
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8. Sickness absence 
 
In each of the last two years, NOMS staff lost an average of 10.4 working days to sickness 
absence. This is a reduction of 0.8 days compared to the year ending 31 March 2015 when 
the highest sickness rates in the time series were recorded for NOMS overall, at 11.2 
average working days lost (AWDL). 
NPS staff had the highest (AWDL) at 12.0 followed by PSPs (10.4 AWDL) and NOMS HQ & 
area services (6.1 AWDL) (Figure 9). Although the AWDL for PSP and NOMS HQ & area 
services staff for the year ending 31 March 2017 represent no change compared to the 
previous year, they mark an increase of 0.3 days for the NPS.  
The rate for all of NOMS has varied between 9.8 and 11.2 in the years since 2009/10. 
 
Figure 9: Average working days lost to sickness absence, year to 31 March 2010 to 
year to 31 March 2017 (Source: Table 18) 
The most common category of sickness absence in terms of days lost is mental and 
behavioural disorders, which includes stress related absences. In the last year, 31.9% of 
absences were for mental and behavioural disorders. This category was most prevalent for 
probation officers where 42.3% of working days lost were attributed to mental and 
behavioural disorders. 
Musculoskeletal absences accounted for the second largest proportion of working days lost 
(12.5%) and was the main reason for band 3-5 prison officer sickness (32.5%). Together the 
top two categories accounted for 44.4% of all working days lost. 
Across prison regions/categories, Young People’s Estate have the highest sick rate at 13.5 
AWDL, whilst North East Probation Service represents the probation division with the 
highest number of ADWL at 13.2. 

 
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9. Equality and Diversity  
 
Data on the protected characteristics race, disability, sexual orientation and religion/belief 
are collected from self-declared, non-compulsory fields. Consequently, only figures for 
which declaration rates have reached a threshold of 60% or above have been reported in 
the following section. 
 
9.1 Age 
 
The largest individual age group across all of NOMS at 31 March 2017 was 50-59 year olds 
with 13,897 staff (30.2%). The number of staff aged under 30 increased by 406 in the 12 
months to 31 March 2017 compared to the previous year and make up 14.0% of the NOMS 
workforce. PSPs had a slightly older workforce compared to the NPS and NOMS HQ and 
area services. PSPs consisted of 64.3% of staff who were aged 40 or over compared to 
61.3% among NPS staff and 61.5% among NOMS HQ staff. 
Over half of joiners to NOMS are aged under 30 (52.7%) whilst those aged 50-59 make up 
the highest proportion of leavers (23.7%).  
 
9.2 Gender 
 
As at 31 March 2017, 47.3% of NOMS staff overall were female. Female representation was 
substantially higher within the NPS at 75.6% compared to 57.8% in NOMS HQ and 37.8% 
in public sector prisons. These rates have been consistent since 31 March 2016. 
Across all of NOMS, over the 12 months to 31 March 2017, 47.9% of joiners and 42.7% of 
leavers were female.  
 
9.3 Full time/part time status   
 
Full time/part time is a status which may fluctuate across an individual’s career. Part time as 
a grouping covers a wide range of working patterns and working hours. Within NOMS 
overall, 14.4% of the workforce were identified as working part time. Working on a part time 
basis is more common amongst staff in the NPS. At 31 March 2017, 25.5% of NPS staff 
were working part time, compared to 11.6% of staff within PSP and 10.7% of staff in HQ 
and area services.  
Only 4.0% of joiners identified as working part time, which is to be expected given this 
period usually marks the start of an individual’s career, whilst 18.5% of leavers were 
recognised as having part time status.  
 
9.4 Race  
 
At 31 March 2017, 8.2% of NOMS staff who had declared their race were classified as 
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME). PSP staff had the lower representation rates with 
6.8% of staff who declared their race as BAME, compared to 12.7% of staff in NOMS HQ 
and area services. The proportion of NPS staff who had declared their race was deemed 
too low to derive the representation rate of NPS BAME staff.  
In the 12 months to 31 March 2017, 8.9% of leavers across all of NOMS who had declared 
their race were classified as BAME. The proportion of joiners with a declared race was 
deemed too low to derive the representation rate of this group of individuals. 

 
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9.5 Disability 
 
At 31 March 2017, 8.1% of staff in NOMS HQ and area services who had declared their 
disability status had declared a disability. The declaration rates for NOMS overall, PSP and 
NPS staff as well as joiners and leavers were was deemed too low to derive a disability 
status representation rate for each.  
 
Figure 10: Protected characteristics of NOMS staff, as at 31 March 2017 
 
Note: Results shown in Figure 10 for race and disability represent proportions based on those who 
declared their race and/or disability status only.  
 
9.6 Other Protected Characteristics  
Of the new joiners to NOMS who declared their sexual orientation, 5.3% identified as 
lesbian, gay or bisexual. Furthermore, of NOMS joiners who declared their religious status, 
5.7% recognised themselves as non-Christian (ie. other religion or no religion).  
Declaration rates of religion/belief as well as sexual orientation for NOMS overall, PSP, HQ 
and area service, NPS as well as leavers were deemed too low for any meaningful 
consideration of the representation rate. 
No data are currently available for the other protected characteristics of Marriage and Civil 
Partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity.  
Data are not collected for Gender Reassignment as those in receipt of gender recognition 
certificates are recorded as their legal gender, and are not identified as being transgender in 
accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the Equality Act 2010. 

 
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