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<p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to improving collection and publication of
data to identify and tackle any disparities in the Criminal Justice System.</p><p>In
England and Wales, there are 18 ethnic groups recommended for use by government when
asking for someone’s ethnicity. It is recognised that these ethnic groups do not represent
how all people identify. People are encouraged to write in their ethnicity using their
own words if they do not identify with any groups in the list.</p><p>Criminal justice
organisations of England and Wales have adopted a revised Self-Defined 18+1 data standard
to deliver greater precision when recording the defendant’s ethnicity status. This
18+1 standard added the option of “Gypsy or Irish Traveller”, however it does not
include “Roma” and relies on self-identification by a defendant, who may choose to
withhold this information.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)
integrated the capability to collect data using the 18+1 standard into its systems
from June 2018.</p><p>The Youth Justice Board (YJB) have also now extended the ethnic
categorisation within the Youth Offending Team Case Management System to the 18+1
standard, meaning that “Gypsy or Irish Traveller” is now recorded as a separate ethnic
group in addition to the other 18 ethnic groups recorded. This will enable the YJB
to explore and better understand the experience throughout the Youth Justice System
for GRT individuals and identify areas for potential work.</p><p>W3 (White: Gypsy
or Irish Traveller) ethnicity has been available in nDelius, the probation service’s
case management system, since its inception in 2013 following the “Gypsy or Irish
Traveller” ethnicity option being included in the 2011 Census.</p><p>The Ministry
of Justice has produced guidance for all criminal justice staff on working with GRT
communities. This covers the importance of recording ethnicity and how to overcome
the issues of low recording.</p>
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