The data includes:

• case rate per 100,000 population

• case rate per 100,000 population aged 60 years and over

• percentage change in case rate per 100,000 from previous week

• number of people tested and weekly positivity

• NHS pressures by Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP)

More detailed epidemiological charts and graphs are presented for areas in very high and high local COVID alert level areas.

See the https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-hospital-activity/">detailed data on hospital activity.

See the detailed data on the https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/?_ga=2.59248237.1996501647.1611741463-1961839927.1610968060">progress of the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 28 January 2021

This ‘short story’ has been published alongside ‘Immigration Statistics, January to March 2014’ to provide detailed information in addition to the quarterly briefing on entry clearance visas. The aim of such short statistical articles is to provide ad-hoc additional analysis to assist users of migration data in understanding our figures but is not integral to the quarterly release.

Accompanying data: ‘Entry clearance visas by length: table’.

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: 30 July 2025.
• Period covered: January to March 2025.
• Geographic coverage: National level data for England.
• Next release date: 24th September 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/">Scottish Household Survey, https://gov.wales/national-survey-wales">National Survey for Wales and https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/topics/statistics-and-research/culture-and-heritage-statistics">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/">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 Emily Woodward. For enquiries on this release, contact participationsurvey@dcms.gov.uk.

This report provides an estimate of the tax gap across all taxes and duties administered by HMRC.

The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid.

Online tables

The full data series can be seen in the online tables.

Archived tax gap reports

Previous editions of the tax gap reports are available on The National Archives website:

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250501185902/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2024 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230720170136/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2023 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230206161139/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2022 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20220614163810/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2021 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20210831200552/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2020 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20200701215139/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2019 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20190509073425/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2018 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20180410234735/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2017 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20161124090029/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2016 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160612044958/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2015 edition

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20150612044958/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps">2014 and earlier

Further information and feedback

This statistical release has been produced by government analysts working within HMRC, in line with the values, principles and protocols set out in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/">Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

HMRC is committed to providing impartial quality statistics that meet user needs. We encourage users to engage with us so that we can improve the official statistics and identify gaps in the statistics that are produced.

If you have any questions or comments about the ‘Measuring tax gaps’ series please email taxgap@hmrc.gov.uk.

The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

The child Taking Part report can be found here.

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with the arts, heritage, museums, libraries, digital and social networking. It carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

• Released - 16 September 2020
• Period covered - April 2019 to March 2020
• Geographic coverage - National and Regional level data for England.
• Next release date – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face data collection was paused for the survey year from April 2020. Data will therefore not be published in the normal annual report in September 2021.

Summary

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of adult engagement with the arts, heritage, museums, libraries, digital and social networking and of barriers to engagement. The latest data cover the period April 2019 to March 2020.

• 1. Arts
• 2. Heritage
• 3. Museums and Galleries
• 4. Libraries
• 5. Internet Usage
• 6. Social Networking
• 7. Gambling and Lotteries
• 8. COVID-19
• 9. Annexes

Data tables for the Archive, Charitable Giving and Volunteering estimates can be found here:

• Archives
• Charitable Giving
• Volunteering

Fieldwork for the Taking Part survey was terminated before its intended end date due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. We do not expect that either the pandemic or reduced fieldwork has affected the accuracy of our estimates. A summary of the analysis of the possible effects of early termination of fieldwork can be found the Taking Part Year 15 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/916246/Taking_Part_Technical_Report_2019_20.pdf">technical report

The previous Taking Part release was published on 19 September 2019, covering the period April 2018 to March 2019.

The pre-release access document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part 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.

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.

The responsible statistician for this release is Alistair Rice. For enquiries on this release, contact takingpart@dcms.gov.uk.

Headline measures

Taking Part is a household survey in England that measures engagement with the cultural sectors. The survey data is widely used by policy officials, practitioners, academics and charities. This report presents the latest headline estimates of adult (16+) engagement for the year April 2019 to March 2020.

In 2019/20, the following proportions of adults had engaged with cultural ac

About

The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with the arts, heritage, museums and libraries. It carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Revisions

Amendment on 6 December 2017: This publication has been revised since it was first published on 28th September 2017 following the discovery of two minor errors. The revisions affect the frequency of engagement with the arts and frequency of use of public library services. More details are provided in the revised report and associated Arts and Libraries tables.

Released

28 September 2017

Period covered

April 2016 to March 2017

Geographic coverage

National and Regional level data for England

Next release date

A series of “Taking Part, Focus on…” reports will be published in October 2017. Each ‘short story’ in this series will look at a specific topic in more detail, providing more in-depth analysis of the 2016/17 Taking Part data.

Summary

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of adult engagement with the arts, heritage, museums, archives and libraries. The latest data cover the period April 2016 to March 2017.

The report also looks at some of the other statistics from the Taking Part Survey, including digital engagement with culture, volunteering and charitable giving, and First World War Commemorations.

Statistical worksheets

These spreadsheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release.

Previous releases

The previous adult biannual Taking Part release was published on 31 January 2017 and the previous adult Taking Part annual release was published on 21 July 2016. Both releases also provide spreadsheets containing the data and sample sizes for each sector included in the survey. A series of short story reports was published on 26 April 2017.

Pre-release access

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part 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.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), 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 latest figures in this release are based on data that was first published on 28 September 2017. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material for the previous release.

The responsible statistician for this release is Alison Reynolds. For enquiries on this release, contact Alison Reynolds on 020 7211 6776 or Olivia Christophersen on 020 7211 2377.

For any further queries contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.

The Participation Survey has run since 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 reliable estimates of physical and digital engagement with the arts, heritage, museums & galleries, and libraries, as well as engagement with Tourism, Major Events, Digital and Live Sports.

• Released - 20 April 2022
• Period covered - October to December 2021
• Geographic coverage - National and Regional level data for England.
• Next release date – July 2022 (Annual for 2021/22 and Quarterly for Jan-Mar 2022)

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.

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.

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

About

These Economic Estimates are Official Statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by employment (number of jobs).

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

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

Released

18 July 2018

Feedback and consultation

DCMS aims to continuously improve the quality of estimates and better meet user needs. Feedback on this release should be sent to DCMS via email at evidence@culture.gov.uk by 19 October 2018.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the 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 (020 7211 2320). 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.

Additional breakdowns of this data are available at the FE Data Library.

This is a Department for Education (DfE) statistical first release (SFR), published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). It is a National Statistics publication which complies compliance the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Publication data: Underlying statistical data Local Authority data is included in supplementary tables Region: England Coverage status: Final Next release: 17 November Provides information on adult (aged 19 and over) government-funded further education (excluding schools and higher education) and all age (16 and over) apprenticeships in England, between 2010 to 2011 and 2015 to 2016.

Feedback is essential to ensure the SFR remains relevant to all users. Periodically we ask for opinions about our release and if you would like to be involved in the future then please contact FE.OFFICIALSTATISTICS@education.gov.uk.

Email: FE.OFFICIALSTATISTICS@education.gov.uk

Pre-release list

Department for Education

Secretary of State for Education (DfE) Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (DfE) Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families (DfE)

Special Adviser (DfE) (2 recipients) Permanent Secretary (DfE)

Head of Profession for Statistics (DfE) Head of Profession Support (DfE)

Director General, Higher and Further Education (DfE) Director General, Education Standards (DfE)

Director, Closing the Gap Group (DfE) Deputy Director, Vocational Education Directorate (DfE) Deputy Director, Skills Policy Analysis (DfE) Deputy Director, Simplification, Funding and Sponsorship (DfE)

Director, Apprenticeship Directorate (DfE) Deputy Director, Apprenticeships (DfE) Team leader, Apprenticeships (DfE)

Press Officers (DfE) (3 recipients)

Skills Funding Agency

Skills Funding Agency, Executive Director Skills Funding Agency Communications (1 recipient)

Briefing support

Briefing Support/Official – Apprenticeship Policy (DfE) (1 recipient) Briefing Support/Officials – Routes into Apprenticeships and Work (DfE) (3 recipients) Briefing Support/Official – Statutory Entitlements, ACL, Offender Learning (DfE) Briefing Support/Official – FE Policy - Funding, Transition, Devolution (DfE) Briefing Support/Official – Employer Ownership Pilot - Specialilst Institutions and Delivery DfE) Briefing Support/Official – Advanced Learning Loans - Higher Level Student Finance (DfE) (3 recipients) Briefing Support/Official – Earn or Learn Taskforce (CO) Commercial and Legal Unit (DfE) (1 recipients)

The Taking Part survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

As detailed in the last statistical release and on our consultation pages in March 2013, the responsibility for reporting Official Statistics on adult sport participation now falls entirely with Sport England. Sport participation data are reported on by Sport England in the Active People Survey.

Released:

19th March 2015

Period covered:

January 2014 to December 2014

Geographic coverage

National and regional level data for England.

Next release date:

A release of rolling annual estimates for adults is scheduled for June 2015.

Summary:

The latest data from the 2014/15 Taking Part survey provides reliable national estimates of adult engagement with archives, arts, heritage, libraries and museums & galleries.

The report also looks at some of the other measures in the survey that provide estimates of volunteering and charitable giving and civic engagement.

The Taking Part survey is a continuous annual survey of adults and children living in private households in England, and carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Statistical worksheets:

These spread sheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release.

Meta data

The meta-data describe the Taking Part data and provides terms and definitions. This document provides a stand-alone copy of the meta-data which are also included as annexes in the statistical report.

Previous release:

The previous adult quarterly Taking Part release was published on 9th December 2014 and the previous child Taking Part release was published on 18th September 2014. Both releases also provide spread sheets containing the data and sample sizes for each sector included in the survey. A series of short reports relating to the 2013/14 annual adult data were also released on 17th March 2015.

Pre-release access:

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part 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.

The UK Statistics Authority:

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), 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 latest figures in this release are based on data that was first published on 19th March 2015. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material for the previous release.

The responsible statistician for this release is Jodie Hargreaves. For enquiries on this release, contact Jodie Hargreaves on 020 7211 6327 or Maddy May 020 7211 2281.

For any queries contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gsi.gov.uk.

The Taking Part survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

As detailed in the last statistical release and on our consultation pages in March 2013, the responsibility for reporting Official Statistics on adult sport participation now falls entirely with Sport England. Sport participation data are reported on by Sport England in the Active People Survey.

Released:

9th December 2014

Period covered:

October 2013 to September 2014

Geographic coverage

National and regional level data for England.

Next release date:

A release of rolling annual estimates for adults is scheduled for March 2015.

Summary:

The latest data from the 2014/15 Taking Part survey provides reliable national estimates of adult engagement with archives, arts, heritage, libraries and museums & galleries.

The report also looks at some of the other measures in the survey that provide estimates of volunteering and charitable giving and civic engagement.

The Taking Part survey is a continuous annual survey of adults and children living in private households in England, and carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Statistical worksheets:

These spread sheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release.

Meta data

The meta-data describe the Taking Part data and provides terms and definitions. This document provides a stand-alone copy of the meta-data which are also included as annexes in the statistical report.

Previous release:

The previous adult Taking Part release was published on 2nd October 2014 and the previous child Taking Part release was published on 18th September 2014. Both releases also provide spread sheets containing the data and sample sizes for each sector included in the survey.

Pre-release access:

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part 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.

The UK Statistics Authority:

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), 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 latest figures in this release are based on data that was first published on 9th December 2014. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material for the previous release.

The responsible statistician for this release is Jodie Hargreaves. For enquiries on this release, contact Jodie Hargreaves on 020 7211 6327 or Maddy May 020 7211 2281.

For any queries contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gsi.gov.uk.

The Government has surveyed UK businesses and charities to find out they approach cyber security and help them learn more about the cyber security issues faced by industry. The research informs Government policy on cyber security and how Government works with industry to make Britain one of the most secure places to do business online. This year’s report also surveyed the education sector for the first time, and analysis of this is published on an experimental basis as an annex to the main report.

Released

25 March 2020

Period covered

Respondents were asked about their approach to cyber security and any breaches or attacks over the 12 months before the interview. Main survey interviews took place between October and December 2019. Qualitative follow up interviews took place in January and February 2020.

Geographic coverage

UK

Further Information

The survey is part of the Government’s National Cyber Security Programme. Cyber security guidance and information for businesses, including details of free training and support, can be found on the https://www.ncsc.gov.uk">National Cyber Security Centre website.

The survey was carried out by Ipsos MORI.

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 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 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.

Contact information

The responsible analyst for this release is Emma Johns. For any queries please contact 07990 602870 or cyber.survey@culture.gov.uk.

The responsible statistician for this release is Rishi Vaidya. For any queries relating to official statistics please contact 020 7211 2320 or evidence@culture.gov.uk.

About

The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with the arts, heritage, museums and libraries. It carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Released

28 September 2017

Period covered

April 2016 to March 2017

Geographic coverage

National level data for England

Next release date

A series of “Taking Part, Focus on…” reports will be published in October 2017. Each ‘short story’ in this series will look at a specific topic in more detail, providing more in-depth analysis of the 2016/17 Taking Part data.

Summary

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of child engagement with the arts, heritage, museums, archives, libraries and sport. The latest data cover the period April 2016 to March 2017.

Statistical worksheets

These spreadsheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release.

Previous releases

The previous child Taking Part annual release was published on 21 July 2016. A series of short story reports was published on 26 April 2017.

Pre-release access

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part 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.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), 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 latest figures in this release are based on data that was first published on 28 September 2017. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material for the previous release.

The responsible statistician for this release is Alison Reynolds. For enquiries on this release, contact Alison Reynolds on 020 7211 6776 or Olivia Christophersen on 020 7211 2377.

For any further queries contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.

Headline Findings

In 2020, an estimated 9.3% of all 16-64 year-olds had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism.) This compares to 8.9% in 2019 (the period January to December 2019).

Looking at individual sectors, 5.0% of all 16-64 year-olds had a main job in the Creative Industries. This is followed by the Digital Sector (4.0%), Civil Society (2.1%), Cultural Sector (1.5%), Sport (1.1%), Telecoms (0.4%), Gambling (0.2%).

In 2020, an estimated 10.7% of all men aged 16-64, and 8.0% of all women aged 16-64, had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism).

In 2020, an estimated 14.9% of all London residents aged 16-64 had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism). The equivalent figure for the South East was 11.4% of residents, and for the East of England, 9.4%. By contrast, 6.4% of all Northern Ireland residents aged 16-64 had a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism).

About this release

This estimate is an Experimental Official Statistic used to provide an estimate of the employment contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy.

DCMS normally publishes number of jobs as an estimate of employment. However, this has been postponed pending a re-weighting of the underlying datasets. This employment percentage measure - which looks at the percentage of all 16-64 year-olds with a main job in the DCMS Sectors (excl. Tourism) - are less affected by the re-weighting of the datasets and can therefore continue to be published, https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/may2021">in line with ONS advice as the dataset owners. Consequently, it has been published as an interim measure to meet user needs for timely employment statistics. The geographic coverage is the whole of the United Kingdom.

It is part of the wider set of Economic Estimates, which together estimate the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy.

Content

The Economic Estimates statistical series covers the contributions of the following DCMS sectors to the UK economy:

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

A definition for each sector is available in the accompanying technical document along with details of methods and data limitations.

Release

8 July 2021

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@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: Rishi Vaidya

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

• Last update: 13 November 2020
• Next update: TBC
• Geographic coverage: England
• Frequency of release: Paused during lockdown

Summary

For the period 2-4 November 2020, visits were at 19.3% of the daily average in November over the three previous years.

Museums and galleries closed on 5 November 2020 in compliance with national lockdown measures.

Eight of the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries were open or partially open to visitors and able to supply data during the week commencing 2 November.

These were the National Museums Liverpool, the Wallace Collection, Imperial War Museums (with the exception of the HMS Belfast), the Science Museum Group, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery, the V&A and the British Museum. Some venues are unable to supply data on a weekly basis, and others are occasionally unable to supply data in time for publication.

During the period covered by these statistics, some museums were not open every day. The average is adjusted for days that venues are closed, but not for shortened opening hours.

The level of footfall reported reflects a number of factors. These include:

• The restrictions on numbers necessary to allow for social distancing
• Limited opening hours adopted by some museums
• The phased reopening of most of the venues
• The importance of tourist visits. In 2018/19, overseas visitors represented 48% of total visits to DCMS-Sponsored museums.

Visitor numbers naturally fluctuate from day to day due to many factors, including the weather, day of the week, public holidays, and public transport/parking availability. The time series of weekly total visitors will give a better indication of the trend in visitor numbers.

Estimates only include venues as they reopened, with restrictions on visitor numbers; visitor counts fluctuated as those venues opened more fully, and as others began to open.

As museums began to reopen after lockdown, a number did so incrementally; for instance by opening a limited number of sites - or parts of a site - and/or by reducing opening hours or days.

About

This statistical series is paused during lockdown.

These experimental statistics have been developed by the DCMS statistics team, in partnership with the DCMS sponsored museums, to help monitor the effect of lifting the COVID-19 restrictions. They will be developed throughout the re-opening period in line with user feedback. To provide comments or suggestions for improvement, please email evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

Data collection methods vary between institutions, and each uses a method appropriate to its situation. All data is collected according to the .

Figures may be subject to revision. Any amendments will be published on this website in accordance with the Department’s revision statement, available in our https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/865444/Compliance_Statement_-_February_2020.pdf">compliance statement.

The UK Statistics Authority

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009) produced by the http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/">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 contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Museum and Gallery monthly visit figures. 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: Rachel Moyce

For any queries please contact evidence@dcms.gov.uk.

About

The Taking Part Survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of engagement with the arts, heritage, museums and libraries. It carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Released

30 August 2018

Period covered

April 2017 to March 2018

Geographic coverage

National and Regional level data for England

Next release date

A series of “Taking Part, Focus on…” reports will be published in autumn 2018. Each ‘short story’ in this series will look at a specific topic in more detail, providing more in-depth analysis of the 2017/18 Taking Part data.

Summary

The Taking Part Survey provides reliable national estimates of child engagement with the arts, heritage, museums, archives, libraries and sport.

Statistical worksheets

These spreadsheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release.

Previous releases

The previous child Taking Part annual release was published on 28 September 2017. A series of short story reports was published on 27 April 2018.

Pre-release access

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part 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.

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.

The responsible statistician for this release is Alex Björkegren. For enquiries on this release, contact Alex Björkegren on 020 7211 6776 or Maria Willoughby on 020 7211 6771.

For any further queries contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.

The Taking Part survey has run since 2005 and is the key evidence source for DCMS. It is a continuous face to face household survey of adults aged 16 and over in England and children aged 5 to 15 years old.

As detailed in the last statistical release and on our consultation pages in March 2013, the responsibility for reporting Official Statistics on adult sport participation now falls entirely with Sport England. Sport participation data are reported on by Sport England in the Active People Survey.

User feedback requested

The current Taking Park contract is due for renewal in March 2015; therefore, we are reviewing the survey to ensure that it meets your user needs. It is important that we get feedback on current use, together with suggestions for improvement and alternative data sources. We are also looking at updating collection methods to provide the best value for money in meeting your data needs. We would appreciate it if you could take 5 minutes to complete a short questionnaire on how you have used the survey results by following https://dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1S45BKqQhZPhyyF">this link:

Released:

3rd July 2014

Period covered:

April 2013 to March 2014

Geographic coverage

National and regional level data for England.

Next release date:

An annual child release covering April 2013 to March 2014 is scheduled for Autumn 2014.

Summary:

The latest data from the 2013/14 Taking Part survey provides reliable national estimates of adult engagement with archives, arts, heritage, libraries and museums & galleries.

The report also looks at some of the other measures in the survey that provide estimates of volunteering and charitable giving and civic engagement.

The Taking Part survey is a continuous annual survey of adults and children living in private households in England, and carries the National Statistics badge, meaning that it meets the highest standards of statistical quality.

Statistical worksheets:

These spread sheets contain the data and sample sizes to support the material in this release.

Meta data

The meta-data describe the Taking Part data and provides terms and definitions. This document provides a stand-alone copy of the meta-data which are also included as annexes in the statistical report.

Previous release:

The previous adult Taking Part release was published on 27th March 2014. It also provides spread sheets containing the data and sample sizes for each sector included in the survey.

Pre-release access:

The document above contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Taking Part 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.

The UK Statistics Authority:

This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (2009), 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 latest figures in this release are based on data that was first published on 3rd July 2014. Details on the pre-release access arrangements for this dataset are available in the accompanying material for the previous release.

The responsible statistician for this release is Jodie Hargreaves (020 7211 6327), or Sam Tuckett (020 7211 2382). For any queries please contact them or the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gsi.gov.uk.