Ex-service Personnel: 16 Mar 2011: Written answers and statements (TheyWorkForYou.com)

Ex-service Personnel: 16 Mar 2011: Written answers and statements (TheyWorkForYou.com)

It is important to recognise that these figs are but a 'snap shot' in Sep 2009 and fail to recognise the recent increases noted by many Probation Trusts and Police forces around the country. Furthermore, matches were only accepted if date of birth was an exact match. As a result any individuals whose date of birth was incorrectly recorded on either the MoJ or MOD datasets would contribute to false negative matches. When interpreting the results, it should be borne in mind that the data matching exercise is based on two administrative data sources, the purpose of which is not research. The MOD database in particular represents the best available information at the current time about Service leavers, but it is acknowledged that it is neither complete nor entirely accurate.

It is also worth noting that veterans are believed to make up the largest single employment group within the Justice System.