
Research and Statistics
We use provider-supplied data as a foundation, which is then subject to verification and assurance through our internal management information (MI) processes to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency.
How we use data
We at HMPPS CFO have a dedicated analysis function of statisticians, operational researchers and social researchers, with academic qualifications and years of experience working with data in the CJS. We analyse a wide range of data relating to CFO programme participants, collected by the team, service providers and existing HMPPS datasets. This data can be classed as administrative data or survey data, and can be made available as management information, statistical and social research, or economic analysis depending on the audience and requirements, from performance monitoring operational delivery, to policy development, to evaluation.
Publishing this data and having it in the public domain benefits not just the CFO programmes, but also a range of stakeholders both within and outside of government, including academics, charities, and commercial organisations.
Adam Bennett (Information and Analysis Lead) is a badged member of the Government Statistical Service and we uphold the values of the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
To ensure that the public can have confidence and reassurance in the data we produce, and that our statistical outputs are respected, HMPPS CFO are invested in making a voluntary commitment to the Code of Practice for Statistics. To demonstrate our commitment to the three pillars of the Code of Trustworthiness,
Quality and Value (TQV) we will be engaging with the Office for Statistics Regulation and key stakeholders within MoJ and HMPPS to:
– Understand and review how our current processes demonstrate TQV.
– Voluntarily plan and implement any changes that can be made to improve TQV with an aspiration to meet the standards required of Official Statistics.
– Publish our commitment to the Code and hold ourselves accountable to this commitment.
Please note: This data reflects only the CFO Evolution programme and is not representative of wider HMPPS.
Our work
CFO work with a vast array of cohorts in custody and the community; these infographics focus on the impact support can have for these cohorts.
Young People
Over 10,000 engagements recorded across a wide range of support areas.
CFO In Numbers
CFO In Numbers celebrates the success and legacy of the CFO3 and CFO Activity Hub programmes which finalised in line with the launch of CFO Evolution in 2024.
124,375
Participants supported
53,048
Received disclosure advice
55,925
Started in custody
68,450
Started in community