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  1. Freedom of Information statistics: October to December 2023

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    Updated May 2, 2024
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    Cabinet Office (2024). Freedom of Information statistics: October to December 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-october-to-december-2023
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    May 2, 2024
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    Authors
    Cabinet Office
    Description

    Details

    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents" class="govuk-link">The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI Act) and the associated https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391/contents" class="govuk-link">Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs) came fully into force on 1 January 2005.

    This bulletin presents statistics on their implementation within the central government monitored bodies for the quarterly period of October to December 2023.

    Statistics standards and policies

    These statistics have been independently reviewed by the https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/what-we-do/" class="govuk-link">Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics. Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/18/contents" class="govuk-link">Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

    Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority’s https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics which broadly means these statistics are:

    • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
    • meet identified user needs
    • produced according to sound methods
    • well explained and readily accessible

    Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

    OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

    These statistics were independently reviewed by the OSR in June 2017. See https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/assessment-of-freedom-of-information-statistics-implementation-in-central-government/" class="govuk-link">Assessment Report 328 Freedom of Information Statistics - implementation in Central Government. Since this review by the OSR, we have continued to comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

    All Cabinet Office official statistics are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority in their code of practice. These can be found on our statistics standards and policies page. Further detail on the production of the FOI statistics can be found on our FOI statistics supporting documents page.

    Tell us what you think

    We would welcome views on Freedom of Information Statistics. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdANtqjWv8V6W4CuiUmMnPRFuSKYayHKuKjneHd-jpxDXnPYQ/viewform?c=0&w=1" class="govuk-link">Please fill in our user feedback form or email us at foistatistics@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. Feedback received will contribute to future development of these statistics.

  2. Freedom of Information statistics: January to March 2025

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    Updated Jun 18, 2025
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    Cabinet Office (2025). Freedom of Information statistics: January to March 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-january-to-march-2025
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    Jun 18, 2025
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    Authors
    Cabinet Office
    Description

    The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI Act) and the associated Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs) came fully into force on 1 January 2005.

    Details

    This bulletin presents statistics on their implementation within the central government monitored bodies for the quarterly period of January to March 2025.

    Statistics standards and policies

    These statistics have been independently reviewed by the https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/what-we-do/" class="govuk-link">Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics. Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/18/contents" class="govuk-link">Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

    Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority’s https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics which broadly means these statistics are:

    • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
    • meet identified user needs
    • produced according to sound methods
    • well explained and readily accessible

    Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

    OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

    These statistics were independently reviewed by the OSR in June 2017. See https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/assessment-of-freedom-of-information-statistics-implementation-in-central-government/" class="govuk-link">Assessment Report 328 Freedom of Information Statistics - implementation in Central Government. Since this review by the OSR, we have continued to comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

    All Cabinet Office official statistics are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority in their code of practice. These can be found on our statistics standards and policies page. Further detail on the production of the FOI statistics can be found on our FOI statistics supporting documents page.

    Tell us what you think

    We would welcome views on Freedom of Information Statistics. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdANtqjWv8V6W4CuiUmMnPRFuSKYayHKuKjneHd-jpxDXnPYQ/viewform?c=0&w=1" class="govuk-link">Please fill in our user feedback form or email us at foistatistics@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. Feedback received will contribute to future development of these statistics.

  3. Child Maintenance Service statistics: data to June 2022 (experimental)

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    Department for Work and Pensions (2022). Child Maintenance Service statistics: data to June 2022 (experimental) [Dataset]. https://s3.amazonaws.com/thegovernmentsays-files/content/184/1841835.html
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    Oct 11, 2022
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    Department for Work and Pensions
    Description

    Experimental statistics on child maintenance arrangements administered by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).

    CMS statistics are also available on https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" class="govuk-link">Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of the Department for Work and Pensions’ main statistics.

    Child Support Agency arrears data

    The Child Support Agency (CSA) arrears tables are suspended due to a data issue leading to missing cases within a source dataset. The remaining information does not provide a meaningful overview for CSA arrears data on its own.

    The issue is being investigated. Once a solution is in place, we will reinstate the statistical series as soon as possible within the routine publication schedule, in line with the UK Statistics Authority https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics. We plan to reinstate the series in the publication due on 13 December 2022. In the event that the data issue cannot be resolved by then, a further update will be provided.

  4. The People and Nature Surveys for England: Adults' Data Y5Q3 (October 2024 -...

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    Updated May 14, 2025
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    Natural England (2025). The People and Nature Surveys for England: Adults' Data Y5Q3 (October 2024 - December 2024) [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/the-people-and-nature-surveys-for-england-adults-data-y5q3-october-2024-december-2024
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    May 14, 2025
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    Natural England
    Area covered
    England
    Description

    The Adults’ People and Nature Survey for England gathers information on people’s experiences and views about the natural environment, and its contributions to our health and wellbeing.

    Data is published quarterly as Accredited Official Statistics. Since June 2023 we no longer publish the full dataset on gov.uk. The full dataset will instead be published via https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=2000123" class="govuk-link">UK Data Service.

    Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to. You can read about how Official Statistics in Defra comply with these standards on the Defra Statistics website.

    You are welcome to contact us directly at people_and_nature@naturalengland.org.uk with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website.

    To receive updates on the survey, including data releases and publications, sign-up via the https://people-and-nature-survey-defra.hub.arcgis.com/" class="govuk-link">People and Nature User Hub.

  5. Cabinet Office statistics: standards and policies

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    Updated Jun 18, 2025
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    Cabinet Office (2025). Cabinet Office statistics: standards and policies [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cabinet-office-statistics-standards-and-policies
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    Jun 18, 2025
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    Authors
    Cabinet Office
    Description

    The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 required the UK Statistics Authority to publish a Code of Practice for statistics. Only those statistics assessed as compliant with the code will be designated as National Statistics.

    The Cabinet Office has made arrangements to implement the code when publishing statistics, as set out in our standards and policies.

  6. Child Maintenance Service statistics: data to December 2022 (experimental)

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    Updated Mar 28, 2023
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    Department for Work and Pensions (2023). Child Maintenance Service statistics: data to December 2022 (experimental) [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-statistics-data-to-december-2022-experimental
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    Mar 28, 2023
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    Authors
    Department for Work and Pensions
    Description

    The latest release of these statistics can be found in the collection of Child Maintenance Service statistics.

    Experimental statistics on child maintenance arrangements administered by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).

    CMS statistics are also available on https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml" class="govuk-link">Stat-Xplore, an online tool for exploring some of the Department for Work and Pensions’ main statistics.

    Child Support Agency arrears data

    The Child Support Agency (CSA) arrears tables are suspended due to a data issue. The issue is being investigated. Once a solution is in place, we will reinstate the statistical series as soon as possible within the routine publication schedule, in line with the UK Statistics Authority https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics. In the event that the data issue cannot be resolved by then, a further update will be provided.

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    Community Life Survey, 2020-2021

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    Culture Department for Digital (2025). Community Life Survey, 2020-2021 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/ukda-sn-8867-2
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    https://doi.org/10.5255/ukda-sn-8867-2
    Dataset updated
    2025
    Dataset provided by
    UK Data Servicehttps://ukdataservice.ac.uk/
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    Authors
    Culture Department for Digital
    Description
    The Community Life Survey (CLS) is a household survey conducted in England, tracking the latest trends and developments across areas key to encouraging social action and empowering communities, including: volunteering and charitable giving; views about the local area; community cohesion and belonging; community empowerment and participation; influencing local decisions and affairs; and subjective well-being and loneliness.

    The CLS was first commissioned by the Cabinet Office in 2012. From 2016-17, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) took over responsibility for publishing results. During 2020, the DCMS also commissioned the Community Life COVID-19 Re-contact Survey (CLRS) (SN 8781) to provide data on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected volunteering, charitable giving, social cohesion, wellbeing and loneliness in England.

    For the 2023-24 and 2024-25 survey years, DCMS partnered with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to boost the CLS to be able to produce meaningful estimates at Local Authority level. This has enabled data collection at the most granular level since data collection commenced. The questionnaire for 2023-24 was developed collaboratively to adapt to the needs and interests of both DCMS and MHCLG, including some new questions and changes to existing questions, response options and definitions in the 2023-24 and upcoming 2024-25 surveys.

    Background
    Up to 2015-16, the survey used a face-to-face methodology. Following thorough testing (experimental online versions of the survey were released for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16), the CLS moved online from 2016-17 onwards, with an end to the previous face-to-face method. The survey uses a push-to-web methodology (with paper mode for those who are not digitally engaged). The survey informs and directs policy and action in these areas;

    • to provide data of value to all users, including public bodies, external stakeholders and the public; and
    • underpin further research and debate on building stronger communities.

    The CLS incorporates a small number of priority measures from the Citizenship Survey, which ran from 2001-2011, conducted by the then Department for Communities and Local Government. These measures were incorporated in the CLS so that trends in these issues could continue to be tracked over time. (The full Citizenship Survey series is held at the UK Data Archive under GNs 33347 and 33474.)

    Further information may be found on the GOV.UK Community Life Survey webpage.

    The Community Life Survey, 2020 -2021 (CLS) covers April 2020 - March 2021 and forms 'Official Statistics', meaning that it meets the high standards of quality set out by the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

    Further information may be found on the GOV.UK "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-life-survey-202021">Community Life Survey, 2020/21 webpage.

    Latest edition information

    For the second edition (June 2025) two new variables were added: ResponseGroup (‘Grouped predicted response (stratum for assigning paper questionnaires') and ProbPaperIn2ndReminder (‘P(allocated to get paper in second reminder). These variables support research into mode-specific measurement effects.

    The Survey Futures project, funded by the ESRC, includes a strand concerned with the issue of mode-specific measurement effects. One of the surveys that would provide important information to support this strand is the CLS 2020-2021, because it included an experiment whereby addresses were probabilistically allocated to either receive or not receive paper questionnaires in one of the reminder mailings. The addition of the two new variables supports this research.

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    DCMS Economic Estimates 2019: Gross Value Added

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    Updated Sep 3, 2024
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    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (2024). DCMS Economic Estimates 2019: Gross Value Added [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-economic-estimates-2019-gross-value-added
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    Sep 3, 2024
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    Authors
    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
    Description

    Notice of revision, 19 February 2021

    Some of the figures in this release were revised on 19 February 2021. The measure affected, GVA for ‘All DCMS sectors (including Tourism)’, has been revised down by 1% for all years from 2016 to 2019. The change does not affect GVA totals for individual sectors or subsectors, nor the key trends or conclusions.

    The figures were corrected to account for the overlap between part of the tourism sector (‘Other consumption products’) and other DCMS industries. We have not revised historic releases as GVA figures are updated in each publication due to planned annual revisions to the National Accounts.

    About

    These Economic Estimates are Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by GVA (gross value added).

    Content

    These statistics cover the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy;

    • Civil Society
    • Creative Industries
    • Cultural Sector
    • Digital Sector
    • Gambling
    • Sport
    • Telecoms
    • Tourism

    The release also includes estimates for the Audio Visual sector, Computer Games subsector and Sport Satellite Account. The Sport Satellite Account estimates of GVA included in this publication for 2016 onwards are based on a revised SSA for 2016. The previous provisional SSA for 2016 was based on the 2014 satellite account and the GVA estimates from that publication are superseded by these.

    A definition for each sector is available in the tables published alongside this release. Further information on DCMS sectors is available in the associated technical report along with details of methods and data limitations.

    Released

    First published on 10 December 2020. Revisions were published on 19 February 2021.

    Feedback and consultation

    DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. Feedback and responses should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

    The UK Statistics Authority

    This release is published in accordance with the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics, as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

    The responsible statisticians for this release is Emma Scholey. For further details about the estimates, or to be added to a distribution list for future updates, please email us at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

    Pre-release access

    A document is provided that contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

  9. DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2019: Business Demographics

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    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (2022). DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2019: Business Demographics [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates-2019-business-demographics
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    May 6, 2022
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    Authors
    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
    Description

    About

    These Economic Estimates are National Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by the number of businesses.

    Content

    These statistics cover the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy;

    • Creative Industries
    • Cultural Sector
    • Digital Sector
    • Gambling
    • Sport
    • Telecoms
    • Tourism

    Users should note that there is overlap between DCMS sector definitions and that the Telecoms sector sits wholly within the Digital sector.

    The release also includes estimates for the Audio Visual sector and Computer Games sector.

    A definition for each sector is available in the associated methodology note along with details of methods and data limitations.

    Released

    These statistics were first published on 14 October 2021

    Feedback

    DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. DCMS welcomes feedback on this release. Feedback should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

    The UK Statistics Authority

    This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018) produced by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The UKSA has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

    Pre-release access

    The accompanying pre-release access document lists ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

    Contact

    Responsible statistician: Wilmah Deda.

    For any queries or feedback, please contact evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

  10. Participation Survey: October to December 2024 publication

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    Updated Mar 27, 2025
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    Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2025). Participation Survey: October to December 2024 publication [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-survey-october-to-december-2024-publication
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    Mar 27, 2025
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    Authors
    Department for Culture, Media and Sport
    Description

    The Participation Survey started in October 2021 and is the key evidence source on engagement for DCMS. It is a continuous push-to-web household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England.

    The Participation Survey provides nationally representative estimates of physical and digital engagement with the arts, heritage, museums & galleries, libraries and archives, as well as engagement with tourism, major events, live sports and digital.

    • Released: 27 March 2025.
    • Period covered: October to December 2024.
    • Geographic coverage: National level data for England.
    • Next release date: July 2025.

    The Participation Survey is only asked of adults in England. Currently there is no harmonised survey or set of questions within the administrations of the UK. Data on participation in cultural sectors for the devolved administrations is available in the https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-household-survey/" class="govuk-link">Scottish Household Survey, https://gov.wales/national-survey-wales" class="govuk-link">National Survey for Wales and https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/statistics-and-research/culture-and-heritage-statistics" class="govuk-link">Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey.

    The pre-release access document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Participation Survey data. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material.

    Our statistical practice is regulated by the OSR. OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

    You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards by emailing evidence@dcms.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website.

    The responsible statistician for this release is Alice Louth. For enquiries on this release, contact participationsurvey@dcms.gov.uk.

  11. DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2018: Trade in services

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    Updated Feb 6, 2020
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    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (2020). DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates 2018: Trade in services [Dataset]. https://s3.amazonaws.com/thegovernmentsays-files/content/160/1609652.html
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    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
    Description

    Headline Findings

    In 2018, DCMS Sectors (excluding Tourism and Civil Society):

    • imported £34.1 billion of services, 17.7% of all UK service imports.
    • exported £62.6 billion of services, 21.0% of all UK service exports.

    About

    These Economic Estimates are Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of imports and exports of services by DCMS Sectors (excluding Tourism and Civil Society).

    This release only covers trade in services, and aims to provide a timely summary of the key findings for 2018, the latest year for which data are available. More information on trade in services, as well as estimates for trade in goods and for trade in the Tourism sector, will be provided later in 2020.

    Content

    These statistics cover the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy;

    • Creative Industries
    • Cultural Sector
    • Digital Sector
    • Gambling
    • Sport
    • Telecoms

    A definition for each sector is available in the associated methodology note along with details of methods and data limitations.

    Released

    06 February 2020

    Feedback and consultation

    DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. DCMS welcomes feedback on this release. Feedback should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@culture.gov.uk.

    The UK Statistics Authority

    This release is published in accordance with the https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/code-of-practice/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics, as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

    The responsible statisticians for this release is Rishi Vaidya. For further details about the estimates, or to be added to a distribution list for future updates, please email us at evidence@culture.gov.uk.

    Pre-release access

    The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

  12. Quality report: Scottish VAT Assignment

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    HM Revenue & Customs (2024). Quality report: Scottish VAT Assignment [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quality-report-scottish-vat-assignment
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    Nov 14, 2024
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    HM Revenue & Customs
    Area covered
    Scotland
    Description

    This quality report relates to the Scottish VAT Assignment Official Statistics in development. The purpose is to provide users with information about the quality of the outputs as set out by the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

    The Scottish VAT Assignment statistics are produced annually.

    The page contains annual historical estimates for the Scottish share of UK VAT for the benefit of the Scottish Government (Scottish VAT Assignment).

  13. Rail factsheet: 2021

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    Department for Transport (2022). Rail factsheet: 2021 [Dataset]. https://s3.amazonaws.com/thegovernmentsays-files/content/178/1781836.html
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    Jan 26, 2022
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    Authors
    Department for Transport
    Description

    Official Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/code-of-practice/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics. However, these statistics have not yet undergone the assessment by the Office for Statistics Regulation that is required for National Statistics.

    The rail factsheet for 2021 provides an overview of key statistics on national rail in Great Britain. These statistics relate to the national rail network, so do not include underground, light rail and tram systems.

    Contact us

    Rail statistics enquiries

    Email mailto:rail.stats@dft.gov.uk">rail.stats@dft.gov.uk

    Public enquiries 020 7944 2419

  14. Quality report: UK Betting and Gaming Statistics

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    HM Revenue & Customs (2022). Quality report: UK Betting and Gaming Statistics [Dataset]. https://s3.amazonaws.com/thegovernmentsays-files/content/184/1844558.html
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    HM Revenue & Customs
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    United Kingdom
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    This quality report relates to the UK Betting and Gaming Statistics National Statistics. The purpose is to provide users with information about the quality of the outputs as set out by the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

    The UK Betting and Gaming Statistics release presents statistics from the 7 different gambling regimes administered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC):

    • Bingo Duty
    • Gaming Duty
    • General Betting Duty
    • Lottery Duty
    • Machine Games Duty
    • Pool Betting Duty
    • Remote Gaming Duty

    Included within this release are monthly tax receipts statistics for all 7 regimes and monthly liabilities statistics for Machine Games Duty.

    Archived quality reports for the ‘Betting and Gaming bulletin’ are available at the https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20210508000626/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quality-reports-statistics" class="govuk-link">National Archives.

  15. Quality report: Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin

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    HM Revenue & Customs (2022). Quality report: Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin [Dataset]. https://s3.amazonaws.com/thegovernmentsays-files/content/184/1844697.html
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    Oct 25, 2022
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    HM Revenue & Customs
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    This quality report relates to the Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin National Statistics. The purpose is to provide users with information about the quality of the outputs as set out by the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

    The Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin provides information on historical and recent receipts and clearances, as well as commentary on trends of each oil type and duty rates in place in the United Kingdom.

    Archived quality reports for the ‘Hydrocarbon Oils bulletin’ are available at the https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20210508000626/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quality-reports-statistics" class="govuk-link">National Archives.

  16. Quality report: Tobacco Bulletin

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    HM Revenue & Customs (2022). Quality report: Tobacco Bulletin [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quality-report-tobacco-publications-bulletin-and-factsheet
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    Oct 24, 2022
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    HM Revenue & Customs
    Description

    This quality report relates to the Tobacco Bulletin National Statistics. The purpose is to provide users with information about the quality of the outputs as set out by the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

    These National Statistics provide data on historical Tobacco Products Duty receipts and clearances for cigarettes, cigars, hand-rolling tobacco (HRT), and other tobacco products.

    Archived quality reports for the ‘Tobacco Bulletin’ are available at the https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20210508000626/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quality-reports-statistics" class="govuk-link">National Archives.

  17. Community Life Survey, 2016-2017: Special Licence Access

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    Media Department For Culture (2023). Community Life Survey, 2016-2017: Special Licence Access [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/ukda-sn-8295-1
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    2023
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    UK Data Servicehttps://ukdataservice.ac.uk/
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    Media Department For Culture
    Description

    The Community Life Survey was first commissioned by the Cabinet Office in 2012-2013. It is a household survey conducted in England, tracking the latest trends and developments across areas key to encouraging social action and empowering communities, including:

    • volunteering and charitable giving;
    • views about the local area;
    • community cohesion and belonging;
    • community empowerment and participation;
    • influencing local decisions and affairs; and
    • subjective well-being
    Up to 2015-16, the survey used a face-to-face methodology. Following thorough testing, the CLS moved to an online and paper mixed-method approach from 2016-17 onwards (a paper self-completion questionnaire being available as an alternative to the online survey), with an end to previous current face-to-face method. The objectives of the survey are to: The objectives of the survey are to:
    • provide robust, nationally representative data on behaviours and attitudes within communities to inform and direct policy and action in these areas;
    • to provide data of value to all users, including public bodies, external stakeholders and the public; and
    • underpin further research and debate on building stronger communities
    The Community Life Survey incorporates a small number of priority measures from the Citizenship Survey, which ran from 2001-2011, conducted by the Department for Communities and Local Government. These measures were incorporated in the Community Life Survey so that trends in these issues could continue to be tracked over time. (The full Citizenship Survey series is held at the UK Data Archive under GNs 33347 and 33474.)

    Further information may be found on the gov.uk Community Life Survey website.

    The 2016-17 survey covers August 2016 - March 2017 and forms 'Official Statistics', meaning that it meets the high standards of quality set out by the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

    End User Licence and Special Licence data
    Users should note that there are two versions of each Community Life Survey dataset. One is available under the standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement, and the other is a Special Licence (SL) version. The SL version contains more detailed variables relating to: social class; ethnicity; religion and sexual identity (see Main Topics section for details).

    The SL data have more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users of the SL version will need to complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables in order to get permission to use that version. Therefore, users are strongly advised to order the standard version of the data.

    The standard EUL version of the Community Life Survey, 2016-2017 dataset is held under SN 8294.

  18. Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds (2020 and 2021)

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    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (2022). Statistical Release for Reported Treasure Finds (2020 and 2021) [Dataset]. https://s3.amazonaws.com/thegovernmentsays-files/content/184/1846819.html
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    Nov 3, 2022
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    Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
    Description

    This statistical release presents data on the number of reported treasure finds for 2020 and provisional figures for 2021 within England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Data for 2020 are broken down by county, region, period, distribution and method of discovery. Figures for 2021 are provisional and are provided by county and region only.

    Data presented on treasure finds are collected by the Department of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum and recorded by the https://www.britishmuseum.org/our-work/national/treasure-and-portable-antiquities-scheme" class="govuk-link">Portable Antiquities Scheme.

    Estimates reported for participation in metal detecting are based on data collected in the 2020/21 Participation Survey.The survey covers activity in the 12 months prior to interview.

    • Released – 3 November 2022
    • Period covered – January 2020 to December 2021
    • Geographic coverage – National, Regional and county level data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This release does not cover Scotland.
    • Next release date – Data is aimed to be published for November 2023.

    Pre-release access

    The document above contains a list of minsters and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Reported Treasure Finds. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

    The UK Statistics Authority

    This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018), as produced by the UK Statistics Authority. The Authority has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

  19. Farm Household Income and Household Composition, England

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    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2018). Farm Household Income and Household Composition, England [Dataset]. https://data.wu.ac.at/schema/data_gov_uk/NTlmMTJmMGUtY2ZhZC00MjdmLWI2ZDAtMDMwYmM3ODQyYTI5
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    Description

    Information on farm household income and farm household composition. Source agency: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Designation: National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Farm Household Income and Household Composition, England

    If you require the datasets in a more accessible format, please contact fbs.queries@defra.gsi.gov.uk

    Background and guidance on the statistics

    Information on farm household income and farm household composition was collected in the Farm Business Survey (FBS) for England for the first time in 2004/05. Collection of household income data is restricted to the household of the principal farmer from each farm business. For practical reasons, data is not collected for the households of any other farmers and partners. Two-thirds of farm businesses have an input only from the principal farmer’s household (see table 5). However, details of household composition are collected for the households of all farmers and partners in the business, but not employed farm workers.

    Data on the income of farm households is used in conjunction with other economic information for the agricultural sector (e.g. farm business income) to help inform policy decisions and to help monitor and evaluate current policies relating to agriculture in the United Kingdom by Government. It also informs wider research into the economic performance of the agricultural industry.

    This release gives the main results from the income and composition of farm households and the off-farm activities of the farmer and their spouse (Including common law partners) sections of the FBS. These sections include information on the household income of the principal farmer’s household, off-farm income sources for the farmer and spouse and incomes of other members of their household and the number of working age and pensionable adults and children in each of the households on the farm (the information on household composition can be found in Appendix B).

    This release provides the main results from the 2013/14 FBS. The results are presented together with confidence intervals.

    Survey content and methodology

    The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey providing information on the financial position and physical and economic performance of farm businesses in England. The sample of around 1,900 farm businesses covers all regions of England and all types of farming with the data being collected by face to face interview with the farmer. Results are weighted to represent the whole population of farm businesses that have at least 25 thousand Euros of standard output as recorded in the annual June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture. In 2013 there were just over 58 thousand farm businesses meeting this criteria.

    Since 2009/10 a sub-sample of around 1,000 farms in the FBS has taken part in both the additional surveys on the income and composition of farm households and the off-farm activities of the farmer and their spouse. In previous years, the sub-sample had included over 1,600 farms. As such, caution should be taken when comparing to earlier years.

    The farms that responded to the additional survey on household incomes and off-farm activities of the farmer and spouse had similar characteristics to those farms in the main FBS in terms of farm type and geographical location. However, there is a smaller proportion of very large farms in the additional survey than in the main FBS. Full details of the characteristic of responding farms can be found at Appendix A of the notice.

    For further information about the Farm Business Survey please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/series/farm-business-survey

    Data analysis

    The results from the FBS relate to farms which have a standard output of at least 25,000 Euros. Initial weights are applied to the FBS records based on the inverse sampling fraction for each design stratum (farm type by farm size). These weights are then adjusted (calibration weighting) so that they can produce unbiased estimators of a number of different target variables. Completion of the additional survey on household incomes and off-farm activities of the farmer and spouse was voluntary and a sample of around 1,000 farms was achieved. In order to take account of non-response, the results have been reweighted using a method that preserves marginal totals for populations according to farm type and farm size groups. As such, farm population totals for other classifications (e.g. regions) will not be in-line with results using the main FBS weights, nor will any results produced for variables derived from the rest of the FBS (e.g. farm business income).

    Accuracy and reliability of the results

    We show 95% confidence intervals against the results. These show the range of values that may apply to the figures. They mean that we are 95% confident that this range contains the true value. They are calculated as the standard errors (se) multiplied by 1.96 to give the 95% confidence interval. The standard errors only give an indication of the sampling error. They do not reflect any other sources of survey errors, such as non-response bias. For the Farm Business Survey, the confidence limits shown are appropriate for comparing groups within the same year only; they should not be used for comparing with previous years since they do not allow for the fact that many of the same farms will have contributed to the Farm Business Survey in both years.

    Availability of results

    This release contains headline results for each section. The full set of results can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/series/farm-business-survey#publications

    Defra statistical notices can be viewed on the on the statistics pages of the Defra website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/about/statistics. This site also shows details of future publications, with pre-announced dates.

    Data Uses

    Data from the Farm Business Survey (FBS) are provided to the EU as part of the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). The data have been used to help inform policy decisions (e.g. Reform of Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 of Common Agricultural Policy) and to help monitor and evaluate current policies relating to agriculture in England (and the EU). It is also widely used by the industry for benchmarking and informs wider research into the economic performance of the agricultural industry.

    User engagement

    As part of our ongoing commitment to compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/code-of-practice/index.html, we wish to strengthen our engagement with users of these statistics and better understand the use made of them and the types of decisions that they inform. Consequently, we invite users to make themselves known, to advise us of the use they do, or might, make of these statistics, and what their wishes are in terms of engagement. Feedback on this notice and enquiries about these statistics are also welcome.

    Definitions

    Household income of the principal farmer Principal farmer’s household income has the following components: (1) The share of farm business income (FBI) (including income from farm diversification) attributable to the principal farmer and their spouse. (2) Principal farmer’s and spouse’s off farm income from employment and self-employment, investment income, pensions and social payments. (3) Income of other household members. The share of farm business income and all employment and self-employment incomes, investment income and pension income are recorded as gross of income tax payments and National Insurance contributions, but after pension contributions. In addition, no deduction is made for council tax.

    Household A household is defined as a single person or group of people living at the same address as their only or main residence, who either share one meal a day together or share the living accommodation. A household must contain at least one person who received drawings from the farm business or who took a share of the profit from the business.

    Drawings Drawings represent the monies which the farmer takes from the business for their own personal use. The percentage of total drawings going to each household is collected and is used to calculate the total share of farm business income for the principal farmer’s household.

    Mean Mean household income of individuals is the ”average”, found by adding up the weighted household incomes for each individual farm in the population for analysis and dividing the result by the corresponding weighted number of farms. In this report average is usually taken to refer to the mean.

    Percentiles These are the values which divide the population for analysis, when ranked by an output variable (e.g. household income or net worth), into 100 equal-sized groups. E.g. twenty five per cent of the population would have incomes below the 25th percentile.

    Median Median household income divides the population, when ranked by an output variable, into two equal sized groups. The median of the whole population is the same as the 50th percentile. The term is also used for the midpoint of the subsets of the income distribution

    Quartiles Quartiles are values which divide the population, when ranked by an output variable, into four equal-sized groups. The lowest quartile is the same as the 25th percentile. The divisions of a population split by quartiles are referred to as quarters in this publication.

    Quintiles Quintiles are values which divide the population, when ranked by an output variable, into five equal-sized groups. The divisions of a population split by quintiles are referred to as fifths in this publication.

    Assets Assets include

  20. Home Office workforce diversity statistics: 2021 to 2022

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    Home Office (2023). Home Office workforce diversity statistics: 2021 to 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/home-office-workforce-diversity-statistics-2021-to-2022
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    Home Office
    Description

    This is not the latest release. (View latest release).

    This release presents experimental statistics on the diversity of the Home Office workforce. The statistics in this release are based on data from the Home Office’s Adelphi HR system for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. This publication forms part of the Home Office’s response to Recommendation 28 of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review. The data we are publishing goes beyond the recommendation and covers broader identity categories, where possible examining representation by grade, and by different areas within the Home Office.

    If you have queries about this release, please email DIVERSITYTEAM-INBOX@homeoffice.gov.uk.

    Home Office statisticians are committed to regularly reviewing the usefulness, clarity and accessibility of the statistics that we publish under the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics.

    We are therefore seeking your feedback as we look to improve the presentation and dissemination of our statistics and data in order to support all types of users.

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Freedom of Information statistics: October to December 2023

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https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/contents" class="govuk-link">The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI Act) and the associated https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3391/contents" class="govuk-link">Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs) came fully into force on 1 January 2005.

This bulletin presents statistics on their implementation within the central government monitored bodies for the quarterly period of October to December 2023.

Statistics standards and policies

These statistics have been independently reviewed by the https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/what-we-do/" class="govuk-link">Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics. Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/18/contents" class="govuk-link">Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority’s https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics which broadly means these statistics are:

  • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/" class="govuk-link">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

These statistics were independently reviewed by the OSR in June 2017. See https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/assessment-of-freedom-of-information-statistics-implementation-in-central-government/" class="govuk-link">Assessment Report 328 Freedom of Information Statistics - implementation in Central Government. Since this review by the OSR, we have continued to comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

All Cabinet Office official statistics are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority in their code of practice. These can be found on our statistics standards and policies page. Further detail on the production of the FOI statistics can be found on our FOI statistics supporting documents page.

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We would welcome views on Freedom of Information Statistics. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdANtqjWv8V6W4CuiUmMnPRFuSKYayHKuKjneHd-jpxDXnPYQ/viewform?c=0&w=1" class="govuk-link">Please fill in our user feedback form or email us at foistatistics@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. Feedback received will contribute to future development of these statistics.

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