General description

The table shows the number of employment applications (both successful and unsuccessful) to the Fire and Rescue Service in Wales. Data are broken down by gender, Fire and Rescue Service area and employment type.

Data collection and calculation

The data are collected annually by the Welsh Government from all three fire and rescue services in Wales. See weblinks for forms and guidance.

Data reference periods

Financial years from 2004-05

Users, uses and context

See the data quality report in the weblinks.

Rounding applied

Data rounded to the nearest 5. Small numbers have been suppressed to avoid accidental disclosure of an individual's information.

Revisions information

Historic data are revised periodically, for example if in a given year, a comparison with a previous year reveals an error. Revisions are shown with an (r).

Title

Applications for fire and rescue service posts by gender and ethnicity

Last update

10th October 2014 10th October 2014

Next update

September 2015

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Fire service operational data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

None

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Fire and rescue authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English only

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

Fire, Fire and Rescue Service, personnel, applications, applicants, gender, equality

Statistical quality

See the data quality report in the weblinks.

Weblinks

Human Resources (HRF) data collection forms and guidance: http://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/fire-rescue-services-human-resources-data-collection/?lang=en; Operational data (OPS) data collection forms and guidance: http://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/fire-rescue-services-operational-statistics-data-collection/?lang=en; Fire safety (FSW) data collection forms and guidance: http://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/fire-rescue-services-fire-safety-data-collection/?lang=en; Community fire safety (FSRW) Data collection forms and guidance: http://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/fire-rescue-services-community-fire-safety-data-collection/?lang=en; Data quality report: http://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/fire-statistics/fire-statistics-quality-report/?lang=en

Name

CSAF0105