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[null,"Notes"]
[]
[null,"This publication contains statistics on Mandatory Work Activity and Skills Conditionality from May 2011 until August 2015 (inclusive)."]
[]
[]
[null,"Information about Mandatory Work Activity"]
[]
[null,"Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) is a short placement of work-related activity intended to help people on Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) gain skills that are useful for work. It involves a four week role which benefits the local community."]
[]
[null,"A referral to MWA is defined as the date the claimant is referred to the placement, recorded within their adviser interview. This was inputted by the adviser to the Jobcentre Plus’ Labour Market System. "]
[]
[null,"A start to a MWA placement is defined as the date the claimant attended their initial interview with the placement provider - this was inputted by the provider into the Provider Referrals and Payments system which then "]
[null,"updated the Jobcentre Plus’ Labour Market System."]
[]
[]
[null,"Information about Skills Conditionality"]
[]
[null,"Skills Conditionality (SC) is a policy that mandates claimants receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance (work-related activity group) to undertake activity to address an identified skills need which will aid "]
[null,"their movement into work."]
[]
[null,"In England that can be an interview with the National Careers Service where skills needs are unclear, or an initial provider interview with a training provider, or a referral direct to training. In Scotland it is referral to training from June 2012."]
[null,"In Wales it was a referral to the DWP training programme, Skills for Work Wales between October 2012 and January 2014. From May 2014 it has been a referral to Work Ready Essentials Skills."]
[]
[null,"The training includes basic skills (English, numeracy, literacy), occupational skills, employability skills and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)."]
[]
[null,"A referral to SC is defined as the date the claimant is referred to an initial provider interview, training provision or the National Careers Service, recorded within their adviser interview. This was inputted by the adviser to the Jobcentre Plus’ "]
[null,"Labour Market System. A start on SC is defined as the first date the claimant commenced an initial provider interview, training provision or the National Careers Service. The number of starts was based on the individual claimant level"]
[null,"data supplied by Further Education Colleges, training providers and the National Careers Service and entered by an adviser onto the Jobcentre Plus’ Labour Market System. Providers may submit data on starts some time after the actual event occurred."]
[]
[null,"Retrospection"]
[]
[null,"Retrospection is the time period allowed for additional or updated information to be incorporated into DWP’s data systems."]
[]
[null,"Providers may submit data on starts some time after the actual event occurred. This means that data presented in each release is subject to some retrospection, and figures may be revised upward in subsequent releases."]
[]
[null,"Labour Market System (LMS) datasets are produced a month in arrears i.e. August 2014 data was available at the end of September 2014. Generally, for any given month worth of LMS data, significant retrospection can then be seen for a further month."]
[]
[null,"Therefore to maximise the amount of retrospection captured, final statistics in this series will be published around 2-3 months after the reference period (e.g. final statistics for August 2014 (which are published in November 2014) are "]
[null,"produced using September 2014 data, which was released in October 2014."]

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[null,1.1000000000000001,"Table 1: Mandatory Work Activity Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[null,1.2,"Figure 1: Mandatory Work Activity Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[null,2.1,"Table 2: Mandatory Work Activity demographic breakdown for the period May 2011-August 2015"]
[null,3.1,"Table 3: Skills Conditionality Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[null,3.2,"Figure 2: Skills Conditionality Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[null,4.0999999999999996,"Table 4: Skills Conditionality demographic breakdown for the period August 2011-August 2015"]
[null,5.0999999999999996,"Table 5: Skills Conditionality Training Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[null,6.1,"Table 6: Mandatory Work Activity Referrals and Starts by Jobcentre Plus Group for the period May 2011-August 2015"]
[null,6.1,"Table 7: Skills Conditionality Referrals and Starts by Jobcentre Plus Group for the period May 2011-August 2015"]

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[null,"Table 1: Mandatory Work Activity Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[]
[null,null,"Mandatory Work Activity referrals (GB)","Mandatory Work Activity starts (GB)"]
[null,"Total",303130,130190]
[null,"2011-05-01",170,20]
[null,"2011-06-01",1390,380]
[null,"2011-07-01",1910,840]
[null,"2011-08-01",2590,1210]
[null,"2011-09-01",3910,1570]
[null,"2011-10-01",5940,2120]
[null,"2011-11-01",8100,2480]
[null,"2011-12-01",5650,1930]
[null,"2012-01-01",10300,3340]
[null,"2012-02-01",9690,3000]
[null,"2012-03-01",7770,3050]
[null,"2012-04-01",5330,2440]
[null,"2012-05-01",6560,2820]
[null,"2012-06-01",6300,2270]
[null,"2012-07-01",7850,2940]
[null,"2012-08-01",7030,2800]
[null,"2012-09-01",7790,2800]
[null,"2012-10-01",9500,3720]
[null,"2012-11-01",9990,3580]
[null,"2012-12-01",7100,2410]
[null,"2013-01-01",11720,4030]
[null,"2013-02-01",10250,4090]
[null,"2013-03-01",9140,3540]
[null,"2013-04-01",7380,4010]
[null,"2013-05-01",6540,3310]
[null,"2013-06-01",5860,2810]
[null,"2013-07-01",7420,3490]
[null,"2013-08-01",6080,3050]
[null,"2013-09-01",5480,2980]
[null,"2013-10-01",6180,2970]
[null,"2013-11-01",5630,2840]
[null,"2013-12-01",2490,1720]
[null,"2014-01-01",6050,2550]
[null,"2014-02-01",4960,2690]
[null,"2014-03-01",3710,2200]
[null,"2014-04-01",4600,2390]
[null,"2014-05-01",5410,2670]
[null,"2014-06-01",6060,2960]
[null,"2014-07-01",6290,3200]
[null,"2014-08-01",5120,2550]
[null,"2014-09-01",5490,2750]
[null,"2014-10-01",5100,2470]
[null,"2014-11-01",4550,2210]
[null,"2014-12-01",2170,1470]
[null,"2015-01-01",4900,1850]
[null,"2015-02-01",4610,2140]
[null,"2015-03-01",3960,2320]
[null,"2015-04-01",3750,1480]
[null,"2015-05-01",3800,1750]
[null,"2015-06-01",4700,2110]
[null,"2015-07-01",4680,2060]
[null,"2015-08-01",4230,1830]
[]
[]
[null,"Notes: Values are rounded to the nearest 10. Due to rounding totals may not be the sum of the individual cells. Months are calendar months. Mandatory Work Activity started in May 2011. "]
[]
[null,"Between 16 January – 31 March 2012 the Department trailblazed an extension of Mandatory Work Activity across five Jobcentre Plus districts in London, Wales and the West Midlands."]
[null,"The trailblazer tested how the scheme works for claimants who have received more than one labour-market sanction or disallowance within the last year. Numbers for Jan-2012, Feb-2012 and Mar-2012 therefore include referrals and starts to the ‘MWA Trailblazer’."]
[]
[null,"Data Source - DWP LMS opportunities evaluation database September 2015."]

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[null,"Table 2: Mandatory Work Activity demographic breakdown for the period May 2011-August 2015"]
[]
[null,null,null,"Mandatory Work Activity referrals (GB)","Mandatory Work Activity starts (GB)"]
[null,null,"Total",303130,130190]
[null,"Gender","Male",223300,92060]
[null,null,"Female",79830,38130]
[null,"Age Group","<18",10,10]
[null,null,"18-24",110130,40460]
[null,null,"25-49",156500,69260]
[null,null,"50+",36460,20450]
[null,null,"Unknown",30,20]
[null,"Disability1","Yes",80320,36680]
[null,null,"No",222790,93500]
[null,null,"Unknown",20,"-"]
[null,"Ethnicity2","White",229630,102280]
[null,null,"Black or Black British",24590,9870]
[null,null,"Asian or Asian British",24590,8170]
[null,null,"Mixed",7530,2640]
[null,null,"Other/ Chinese",7240,2830]
[null,null,"Unknown",9560,4400]
[null,"Region","North East",13490,7180]
[null,null,"North West",41760,16400]
[null,null,"Yorkshire and The Humber",30920,13360]
[null,null,"East Midlands",14080,7550]
[null,null,"West Midlands",41980,16090]
[null,null,"East",17130,8810]
[null,null,"London",44130,19090]
[null,null,"South East",29790,12900]
[null,null,"South West",21520,8350]
[null,null,"Wales",17270,7420]
[null,null,"Scotland",25150,11220]
[null,null,"Unknown",5930,1820]
[]
[null,"Notes: Values are rounded to the nearest 10. Values less than 10 are suppressed and marked with a dash. Totals may not be the sum of the individual cells due to rounding. Mandatory Work Activity started in May 2011."]
[]
[null,"Between 16 January – 31 March 2012 the Department trailblazed an extension of Mandatory Work Activity across five Jobcentre Plus districts in London, Wales and the West Midlands. "]
[null,"The trailblazer tested how the scheme works for claimants who have received more than one labour-market sanction or disallowance within the last year. Numbers in those regions therefore include referrals and starts to the ‘MWA Trailblazer’."]
[]
[null,"Claimants on Universal Credit (UC) are not captured in the data presented here, so these official statistics will be a small undercount of referrals and starts in areas where UC has been introduced"]
[]
[null,"Data Source - DWP LMS opportunities evaluation database September 2015."]
[]
[null,"1: Disability status is declared by the Jobseeker during a Jobcentre Plus interview. Disability status is according to the claimant’s own assessment if a claimant has a disability or disabilities"]
[null,"2: Claimants recording their ethnicity status as “prefer not to say” are categorised as unknown. "]

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[null,"Table 3: Skills Conditionality Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[]
[null,null,"Skills Conditionality Referrals",null,null,"Skills Conditionality Starts"]
[null,null,"Initial Provider Interview (England)","Training (GB)1","National Careers Service (England)","Initial Provider Interview (England)","Training (GB)1","National Careers Service (England)"]
[null,"Total",906270,1146280,1068750,534540,640400,664600]
[null,"2011-08-01",3090,6610,19200,560,650,4300]
[null,"2011-09-01",8390,9470,20280,2290,2640,6910]
[null,"2011-10-01",10800,11780,19430,3340,3500,7830]
[null,"2011-11-01",13320,15530,20920,4460,4820,8810]
[null,"2011-12-01",9050,10330,14480,2940,2270,6460]
[null,"2012-01-01",16890,15120,20550,6130,6540,8580]
[null,"2012-02-01",18320,15620,19730,6830,6080,8940]
[null,"2012-03-01",18890,16690,19030,7230,5810,8800]
[null,"2012-04-01",14500,13960,15450,6370,6800,7680]
[null,"2012-05-01",17990,17400,18970,7860,6960,10010]
[null,"2012-06-01",13900,13760,17130,6100,6620,8860]
[null,"2012-07-01",17790,15700,22660,7890,7160,12260]
[null,"2012-08-01",17400,14590,21450,8070,6450,13120]
[null,"2012-09-01",18700,19420,22270,9730,10830,12550]
[null,"2012-10-01",23520,23770,26840,11530,12200,15750]
[null,"2012-11-01",22450,23970,25660,12270,12890,16330]
[null,"2012-12-01",14590,17020,16570,8050,7940,11010]
[null,"2013-01-01",27090,30620,29050,15000,17010,16960]
[null,"2013-02-01",24810,29030,25230,15410,16690,17180]
[null,"2013-03-01",23300,28010,22740,14830,15270,15720]
[null,"2013-04-01",23930,29400,23510,14920,18260,16280]
[null,"2013-05-01",22420,29680,22250,14230,15880,16130]
[null,"2013-06-01",20710,26830,24180,13480,15790,15830]
[null,"2013-07-01",26570,34570,34170,17410,19870,22470]
[null,"2013-08-01",21840,28730,27610,13820,15090,20390]
[null,"2013-09-01",24960,35440,28910,18050,24990,20180]
[null,"2013-10-01",28190,40760,31510,19330,22750,22600]
[null,"2013-11-01",25550,37320,29220,18070,23750,20870]
[null,"2013-12-01",17550,24390,21210,11860,13470,15610]
[null,"2014-01-01",30070,42210,32520,19740,25850,21940]
[null,"2014-02-01",26220,35790,27920,18470,23570,20280]
[null,"2014-03-01",25920,36710,28370,18480,25190,20510]
[null,"2014-04-01",21570,33210,23830,15410,20770,18180]
[null,"2014-05-01",20960,33020,23650,14310,19540,17120]
[null,"2014-06-01",19790,31100,23360,14040,22450,17300]
[null,"2014-07-01",17640,26430,23600,11940,15260,16590]
[null,"2014-08-01",14980,21400,18850,9430,11630,13650]
[null,"2014-09-01",17790,26290,19920,12170,18190,13280]
[null,"2014-10-01",16480,25810,20410,10400,13560,12740]
[null,"2014-11-01",15520,23380,19210,10080,14280,11760]
[null,"2014-12-01",10810,16130,14100,6760,8710,9740]
[null,"2015-01-01",18720,27970,21580,10960,15770,12400]
[null,"2015-02-01",16910,25410,18830,11090,15360,12100]
[null,"2015-03-01",18990,22980,17390,11700,15040,11990]
[null,"2015-04-01",15880,19550,15110,10430,11210,10030]
[null,"2015-05-01",14120,17770,13380,9020,9920,9040]
[null,"2015-06-01",14910,18540,16030,9390,11500,9810]
[null,"2015-07-01",12660,15590,16700,7480,8110,9910]
[null,"2015-08-01",9840,11500,13850,5160,5550,7820]

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[null,"Table 4: Skills Conditionality demographic breakdown for the period August 2011- August 2015"]
[]
[null,null,null,"Skills Conditionality REFERRALS",null,null,"Skills Conditionality STARTS"]
[null,null,null,"Initial Provider Interview (England)","Training (GB)3","National Careers Service (England)","Initial Provider Interview (England)","Training (GB)3","National Careers Service (England)"]
[null,null,"Total",906270,1146280,1068750,534540,640400,664600]
[null,"Gender","Male",597650,751120,658450,347580,413310,403820]
[null,null,"Female",308610,395160,410300,186950,227090,260770]
[null,null,"Unknown","-","-","-","-","-","-"]
[null,"Age Group","<18",120,140,90,50,60,50]
[null,null,"18-24",240500,294860,307240,124520,147970,174090]
[null,null,"25-49",509290,635260,580810,304290,356020,363860]
[null,null,"50+",156320,215970,180600,105660,136330,126600]
[null,null,"Unknown",40,60,10,10,30,10]
[null,"Disability1","Yes",237580,295870,272320,145430,171500,173150]
[null,null,"No",668670,850380,796420,389100,468890,491450]
[null,null,"Unknown",20,30,10,10,10,10]
[null,"Ethnicity2","White",668040,829820,792590,393810,469430,486590]
[null,null,"Black or Black British",61740,96140,97520,35700,48910,62450]
[null,null,"Asian or Asian British",73030,90160,72450,42830,49250,47100]
[null,null,"Mixed",20380,25930,25520,11350,13240,15300]
[null,null,"Other/ Chinese",44830,53650,32300,27540,30860,21830]
[null,null,"Unknown",38260,50590,48380,23300,28700,31330]
[null,"Region","North East",66950,134530,32460,39400,82510,18540]
[null,null,"North West",188930,159450,193550,110630,96770,121370]
[null,null,"Yorkshire and The Humber",118050,134340,131110,75930,82830,77500]
[null,null,"East Midlands",76380,106550,82240,43690,57830,48200]
[null,null,"West Midlands",132630,95280,70030,80050,56310,40150]
[null,null,"East",64480,108500,102010,34290,55240,60010]
[null,null,"London",115770,224390,283240,65080,105980,191090]
[null,null,"South East",80090,92970,92750,46120,52420,56510]
[null,null,"South West",62990,65890,81370,39350,35240,51230]
[null,null,"Wales","-",14820,"-","-",8010,"-"]
[null,null,"Scotland","-",9570,"-","-",7270,"-"]
[null,null,"Unknown","-","-","-","-","-","-"]

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[null,"Table 5: Skills Conditionality Training Referrals and Starts (In-Month)"]
[]
[null,null,"Skills Conditionality REFERRALS",null,null,null,null,"Skills Conditionality STARTS"]
[null,null,"Occupational Training","Basic Skills Training","ESOL","Other","Skills for Work (Wales)1","Occupational Training","Basic Skills Training","ESOL","Other","Skills for Work (Wales)1"]
[null,"Total",600520,200920,136850,195800,12200,330540,117730,84190,101330,6610]
[null,"2011-08-01",4180,610,1520,300,"-",350,70,190,40,"-"]
[null,"2011-09-01",5480,940,2420,640,"-",1290,270,990,100,"-"]
[null,"2011-10-01",7160,1420,2210,990,"-",2010,490,790,210,"-"]
[null,"2011-11-01",8830,2740,2210,1760,"-",2850,850,730,390,"-"]
[null,"2011-12-01",5610,1850,1760,1110,"-",1240,520,300,210,"-"]
[null,"2012-01-01",8720,2480,2540,1390,"-",3450,1280,1430,380,"-"]
[null,"2012-02-01",9230,2480,2610,1300,"-",3470,1010,1200,410,"-"]
[null,"2012-03-01",9740,2630,2980,1330,"-",3290,1070,1100,340,"-"]
[null,"2012-04-01",7940,2110,2340,1570,"-",3930,1060,1280,520,"-"]
[null,"2012-05-01",9910,2630,2800,2070,"-",3960,1180,1290,530,"-"]
[null,"2012-06-01",7780,1790,2150,2050,"-",3890,880,1200,650,"-"]
[null,"2012-07-01",8440,2370,2520,2380,"-",3890,1000,1360,920,"-"]
[null,"2012-08-01",8290,2350,2460,1490,"-",3580,950,1180,750,"-"]
[null,"2012-09-01",12190,2570,2920,1740,"-",6130,1530,2410,750,"-"]
[null,"2012-10-01",14420,3290,2910,3080,70,7890,1630,1570,1070,50]
[null,"2012-11-01",14500,3490,2700,2710,560,7950,1890,1620,1190,240]
[null,"2012-12-01",10260,2470,2130,1880,290,4600,1130,980,1070,150]
[null,"2013-01-01",18210,4760,3500,3740,420,9860,2710,2430,1810,190]
[null,"2013-02-01",17900,4440,3510,2760,420,10060,2610,2060,1730,230]
[null,"2013-03-01",17360,4390,3240,2560,460,9230,2410,2020,1360,250]
[null,"2013-04-01",17780,4820,3540,2750,510,11020,2970,2440,1580,250]
[null,"2013-05-01",17240,4670,3490,3370,900,8990,2780,1930,1770,420]
[null,"2013-06-01",15300,4350,2620,3420,1140,9210,2530,1800,1830,430]
[null,"2013-07-01",18250,6260,3000,5580,1480,10630,3430,1800,3240,770]
[null,"2013-08-01",15290,5210,2900,4240,1090,7770,3070,1520,2090,660]
[null,"2013-09-01",18310,6590,3880,5650,1010,12340,4690,3920,3540,500]
[null,"2013-10-01",21400,7710,3480,6880,1290,11850,4460,1910,3750,780]
[null,"2013-11-01",19380,7390,3100,6470,970,12320,4870,2120,3850,600]
[null,"2013-12-01",12080,4930,2490,4240,650,6360,2690,1540,2490,390]
[null,"2014-01-01",21550,8000,3660,8080,920,13000,5340,2790,4220,500]
[null,"2014-02-01",18200,7240,3230,7120,"-",11840,4820,2180,4540,200]
[null,"2014-03-01",18340,7220,3530,7620,"-",12430,5190,2790,4780,"-"]
[null,"2014-04-01",17040,6200,3210,6770,"-",10430,4120,2150,4070,"-"]
[null,"2014-05-01",16080,6360,3770,6800,"-",9500,4020,2430,3590,"-"]
[null,"2014-06-01",15580,5650,3410,6470,"-",11440,4250,2430,4330,"-"]
[null,"2014-07-01",12810,4480,2890,6250,"-",7720,2600,1590,3350,"-"]
[null,"2014-08-01",9730,4050,2640,4980,"-",5460,2100,1340,2730,"-"]
[null,"2014-09-01",12090,4920,3690,5590,"-",7810,3750,3630,3000,"-"]
[null,"2014-10-01",11860,4970,2980,5990,"-",6610,2680,1560,2710,"-"]
[null,"2014-11-01",10590,4690,2580,5520,"-",6510,2990,1780,3000,"-"]
[null,"2014-12-01",6850,3360,2090,3830,"-",3770,1860,1100,1990,"-"]
[null,"2015-01-01",12700,5330,3270,6670,"-",7140,3310,2340,2990,"-"]
[null,"2015-02-01",11080,4740,3240,6350,"-",6820,3100,2250,3190,"-"]
[null,"2015-03-01",9810,4370,2800,6000,"-",6510,2910,2290,3340,"-"]
[null,"2015-04-01",8260,3750,2400,5140,"-",4960,2210,1480,2560,"-"]
[null,"2015-05-01",7370,3370,2150,4890,"-",4210,1890,1580,2240,"-"]
[null,"2015-06-01",8020,3450,2080,4990,"-",5210,2010,1600,2680,"-"]
[null,"2015-07-01",6720,2820,1910,4140,"-",3630,1540,860,2080,"-"]
[null,"2015-08-01",4690,2210,1430,3180,"-",2160,1060,920,1410,"-"]

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[null,"Table 6: Mandatory Work Activity Referrals and Starts by Jobcentre Plus Group for the period May 2011-August 2015"]
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[null,null,null,"Mandatory Work Activity referrals (GB)","Mandatory Work Activity starts (GB)"]
[null,"Total",null,303130,130190]
[null,"Jobcentre Plus Group","Central England",62670,27200]
[null,null,"London and the Home Counties",62630,27680]
[null,null,"North East",44410,20540]
[null,null,"North West",41760,16400]
[null,null,"Scotland",25150,11220]
[null,null,"Southern England",43310,17910]
[null,null,"Wales",17270,7420]
[null,null,"Unknown",5930,1820]
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[null,"Notes: Values are rounded to the nearest 10. Due to rounding totals may not be the sum of the individual cells. Months are calendar months. Mandatory Work Activity started in May 2011. "]
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[null,"Between 16 January – 31 March 2012 the Department trailblazed an extension of Mandatory Work Activity across five Jobcentre Plus districts in London, Wales and the West Midlands."]
[null,"The trailblazer tested how the scheme works for claimants who have received more than one labour-market sanction or disallowance within the last year. Numbers for Jan-2012, Feb-2012 and Mar-2012 therefore include referrals and starts to the ‘MWA Trailblazer’."]
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[null,"Claimants on Universal Credit (UC) are not captured in the data presented here, so these official statistics will be a small undercount of referrals and starts in areas where UC has been introduced"]
[]
[null,"Data Source - DWP LMS opportunities evaluation database September 2015."]
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[]
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[null,"Table 7: Skills Conditionality Referrals and Starts by Jobcentre Plus Group for the period Aug 2011-Aug 2015"]
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[null,null,null,"Skills Conditionality REFERRALS",null,null,"Skills Conditionality STARTS"]
[null,null,null,"Initial Provider Interview (England)","Training (GB)1","National Careers Service (England)","Initial Provider Interview (England)","Training (GB)1","National Careers Service (England)"]
[null,"Total",null,906270,1146280,1068750,534540,640400,664600]
[null,"Jobcentre Plus Group","Central England",237440,233030,182790,139110,128440,107660]
[null,null,"London and the Home Counties",183240,336910,367540,102340,168290,239590]
[null,null,"North East",185010,268870,163570,115330,165330,96050]
[null,null,"North West",188930,159450,193550,110630,96770,121370]
[null,null,"Scotland",0,9570,0,0,7270,0]
[null,null,"Southern England",111650,123630,161310,67120,66280,99940]
[null,null,"Wales",0,14820,0,0,8010,0]
[null,null,"Unknown","-","-","-","-","-","-"]
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[null,"Notes: Values are rounded to the nearest 10. Values less than 10 are suppressed and marked with a dash. Due to rounding totals may not be the sum of the individual cells. Months are calendar months."]
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[null,"Skills Conditionality started from 1st August 2011 in England, from 25th June 2012 in Scotland for training provision only, and from October 2012 in Wales for training provision only. In Wales, Skills Conditionality is Skills for Work (Wales) only until February 2014 and from May 2014 is Work Ready Essential Skills training"]
[null,"For more information on Skills Conditionality and the three referral routes, please see the ‘Skills Conditionality Policy Description’ of the Mandatory Programmes Official Statistics document."]
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[null,"Claimants on Universal Credit (UC) are not captured in the data presented here, so these official statistics will be a small undercount of referrals and starts in areas where UC has been introduced"]
[]
[null,"Data Source - DWP LMS opportunities evaluation database September 2015."]
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[null,"1: Figures include Skills Funding Agency (SFA) Basic Skills Training; SFA English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) including mandatory referrals through the English Language Requirements (ELR) policy ; SFA Occupational Training; Other Training; Skills for Work (Wales) and Work Ready Essential Skills Training (Wales)"]