OU Code Third Level

1 November 2021

A code to represent a middle level physical and/or logical organisation unit within a Criminal Justice Organisation or an external organisation that accesses the CJS Exchange.

Also used within CPR Defendant or Offender.

Police Service:
UU unit within a Police Force [refer to PITO which manages these values on behalf of the Police Service]

CPS
UU Area operational units AA upwards to be defined by CPS; default 00

Magistrates’ Courts
UU To identify a Court House within an Area (associated varying administrative/judicial information will be linked to Court Houses) Court House codes are available within the managed content of the Organisation Unit Codes Data Structure.

Crown Courts
UU Crown Courts AA upwards (mapping to a Crown Court and its CREST four-figure code); default 00. Court House codes are available within the managed content of the Organisation Unit Codes Data Structure.

Probation Service
UU default 00 (Area operational units need to be identified by the Probation Service if required AA upwards). [National Offender Management Service (NOMS) planning may affect this structure]

Prison Service
UU Prisons (Establishments) LIDS codes (1st/2nd characters) e.g. the UU for Acklington is AK as in the LIDS codes AKCM AKVM.
default 00. Prison codes are available within the managed content of the Organisation Unit Codes Data Structure.

Youth Justice
UU Youth Offending Teams Yot codes are available within the managed content of the Organisation Unit Codes Data Structure. default 00

Other Organisations
UU Organisation Name within FF. default 00