Annex A

Annex A

Dear Ian Jackson,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on October 2nd in which you asked:-

vacancies advertised at the jobcentre for every month for the last 3

years?

vacancies? (i.e. how many more job outcomes, figure and percentage

of increase)

determines how they are advertised?

Replies to each of your questions follow below:

Jobcentre Plus does not retain vacancy data for more than a year. Vacancies are deleted from the Labour Market System (LMS) database one year after closure. The number of New Deal only vacancies that have been notified to Jobcentre Plus over the last year are contained in the table below.

New Deal vacancies notified between October 2008 and September 2009

Source Data - Labour Market System (LMS) Figures rounded to the nearest 10

Date extracted - October 9^th 2009

In answer to the second question the statistics which are available about New Deal participants are published in the DWP Tabulation Tool which is accessible through the following link:

http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd1/tabtools/tabtool_nd.asp

It is possible through this tabulation tool to compare the respective job entries of participants on the Employment Option with those on other Options and Activities (e.g. the Environment Taskforce).

Finally in response to your third question: Section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 enables the Secretary of State to approve arrangements "for the purpose of assisting persons to select, train for, obtain and retain employment suitable for their ages and capacities". The New Deal Employment Subsidy (ND only vacancies) is administered under this Act.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

DWP Central FoI Team

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Your right to complain under the Freedom of Information Act

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If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner's Office for a decision. Generally the Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted our own complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 5AF www.ico.gov.uk

DWP Central Freedom of Information Team

e-mail: [DWP request email]

Our Ref: 2010/09

19 October 2009