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 Data will therefore not be published in the normal annual report in September 2021.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" class="govuk-link">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 sur

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 and galleries, and libraries, as well as engagement with tourism, major events, digital and live sports.

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 Donilia Asgill. For enquiries on this release, contact participationsurvey@dcms.gov.uk.

List of the previous tables relating to detention from June 2023 onwards. Most tables published on detention as part of the Immigration system statistics release contain a time series of data, so are not available here. Previous tables are available here if they contain data that would be otherwise lost when publishing a new release, for example tables without a timeseries.

For summary tables published prior to June 2023, please see previous editions of the Immigration system statistics quarterly release.

Previous tables

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bf10ad16dc9038974dbb88/detention-summary-sep-24-tables.ods">Detention summary tables, year ending September 2024 (ODS, 80 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6731dc6a2cccb48648badad7/detention-summary-jun-24-tables.ods">Detention summary tables, year ending June 2024 (ODS, 79.9 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66bef3e8c32366481ca491c3/detention-summary-mar-24-tables.ods">Detention summary tables, year ending March 2024 (ODS, 69.1 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664609a6bd01f5ed32793d3e/detention-summary-dec-2023-tables.ods">Detention summary tables, year ending December 2023 (ODS, 65.7 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65ddd8ddb8da630011c862ae/detention-summary-sep-2023-tables.ods">Detention summary tables, year ending September 2023 (ODS, 67.5 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655bb17e544aea000dfb3100/detention-summary-jun-2023-tables.ods">Detention summary tables, year ending June 2023 (ODS, 67.1 KB)

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Immigration system statistics data tables

Immigration system statistics quarterly release

Data include COVID-19 related deaths and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in custodial settings among service users.

Pre-release access

The release was produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. For the release, pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice:

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Permanent Secretary; Minister and Permanent Secretary Private Secretaries (x8); Special Advisors (x2); Director General for Policy and Strategy Group; Deputy Director Data and Evidence as a Service - interim; Head of Profession, Statistics; Head of Prison Safety and Security Statistics; Head of News; Deputy Head of News and relevant press officers (x2).

HMPPS:

Chief Executive Officer; Director General Prisons; Chief Executive and Director General Private Secretaries and Heads of Office (x4); Deputy Director of COVID-19 HMPPS Response; Deputy Director Joint COVID 19 Strategic Policy Unit (x2); Director General of Probation and Wales; Executive Director Probation and Women; Executive Director of Youth Custody Service; Executive Director HMPPS Wales; Executive Director, Performance Directorate; Head of Health, Social Care and Substance Misuse Services; Head of Capacity Management and Custodial Capacity Manager.

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Update on COVID-19 in prisons

Prison estate expanded to protect NHS from coronavirus risk

Measures announced to protect NHS from coronavirus risk in prisons

The report is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

For further information about the Justice Data Lab, please refer to the following guidance:

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Key findings this quarter

One request is being published this quarter: The Chrysalis Programme (2012-2017).

The Chrysalis Programme (2012-2017)

The Chrysalis Programme is an integrated personal leadership and effectiveness development programme, working with individuals while they are in prison. This is the first JDL evaluation for Chrysalis, looking at programme participants between 2012 and 2017.

The overall results show that those who took part in the Chrysalis Programme had a lower offending frequency compared to a matched comparison group. More people would be needed to determine the effect on the rate of reoffending and the time to first proven reoffence.

Justice Data Lab service: available reoffending data

The Justice Data Lab team have brought in reoffending data for the first quarter of 2021 into the service. It is now possible for an organisation to submit information on the individuals it was working with up to the end of March 2021, in addition to during the years 2002 to 2020.

Pre-release access

The bulletin is produced and handled by the Ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons: Minister of State, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Special Advisers, Permanent Secretary, Head of News, 1 Director General, 4 press officers, 2 policy officials, and 6 analytical officials. Relevant Special Advisers and Private Office staff of Ministers and senior officials may have access to pre-release figures to inform briefing and handling arrangements.

This analysis provides estimates of data use amongst UK organisations, using the UK Business Survey (UKBDS). This accompanies analysis within the consultation for UK Data Reform.

This is an abridged set of specific findings from the UKBDS, a telephone-based quantitative and qualitative study of UK businesses, which seeks to understand the role and importance of personal and non-personal data in UK businesses, domestic and international transfers of data, and the awareness of, and attitudes toward, data protection legislation and policy.

Statutory homelessness live tables

Statutory homelessness England Level Time Series

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For quarterly local authority-level tables prior to the latest financial year, see the Statutory homelessness release pages.

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This is a list of the individuals who currently have pre-release access to MOD’s key Official and Accredited Official Statistics. The list includes the titles of the documents which those individuals currently have pre-release access to. This document will be updated as lists are revised, or pre-release access is removed altogether. Publications not included in the lists do not have pre-release access.

Previous pre-release lists can be found in the http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116145634/http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/policy_and_processes/pre-release-access-list" class="govuk-link">UK Government Web Archive.

This statistical release presents data on the number of reported treasure finds for 2018 and provisional figures for 2019 within England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Data for 2018 are broken down by county, region, period, distribution and method of discovery. Figures for 2019 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 2019/20 Taking Part Survey.The survey covers activity in the 12 months prior to interview.

• Released – 3 February 2021
• Period covered – January 2018 to December 2019
• 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 2021. This may change due to the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

This report presents the latest statistics on type and volume of cases that are received and processed through the family court system of England and Wales in the final quarter of 2020 (October to December), including annual trends

The material contained within this publication was formerly contained in Court Statistics Quarterly, a publication combining Civil, Family and Criminal court statistics.

Notice: Please be aware that we are reviewing what we currently publish for divorce to account for changes to the data available following the reform of the divorce system and due to the feedback gained from the recent FCSQ consultation.

Pre-release access

In addition to Ministry of Justice (MOJ) professional and production staff, pre-release access to the quarterly statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following postholders:

Ministry of Justice

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; 3 Parliamentary Under Secretary of States; Lords spokesperson; Principal Private Secretary; Deputy Principal Private Secretary; Permanent Secretary; 6 Private Secretaries; 7 Deputy Private Secretaries; 13 Assistant Private Secretaries; Special Advisor; President of the Family Division; Head of News; Head of Communications at the Office for Public Guardian; Deputy Head of News; 2 Chief Press Officers; 2 Press Officers; Chief Finance Officer; Director, Policy and Strategy Group; Director of Data and Analytical Services; Chief Statistician; 13 Policy and Analytical Advisors.

Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Interim Chief Executive; Head of Court Tribunal Service Centre; National Services Director; Head of Family Modernisation and Improvement; Delivery Director, National Business Services; Deputy Director, Family Operations; Operation lead, Divorce; Operation lead, Probate; Head of Operational Performance; Head of Data and MI Delivery; 3 Operational Managers.

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.

These two reports present additional analysis of data from the Taking Part 2016/17 adult survey. The reports cover film, and arts engagement.

Released

26 April 2017

Period covered

April 2005 to March 2017

Geographic coverage

National level data for England.

Next release date

A release of annual estimates for adults and children covering the period April 2017 to March 2018 is due to be published in August 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 UK Statistics 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.

For any other queries regarding Taking Part, contact the Taking Part team at takingpart@culture.gov.uk.

Return to Immigration system statistics quarterly release collection page.

Previous summary tables

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bf172fa0f0c95a498d1fb0/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-sep-2024.ods">Irregular migration to the UK summary tables, year ending September 2024 (ODS, 31.7 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66c47cdfb75776507ecdf45c/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-jun-2024.ods">Irregular migration to the UK summary tables, year ending June 2024 (ODS, 30.9 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6645e961bd01f5ed32793d0a/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-mar-2024.ods">Irregular migration to the UK summary tables, year ending March 2024 (ODS, 26.7 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65d640c92ab2b300117596b2/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-dec-2023.ods">Irregular migration to the UK summary tables, year ending December 2023 (ODS, 25.9 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65575cab046ed400148b9ad2/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-september-2023.ods">Irregular migration to the UK data tables, year ending September 2023 (ODS, 24.2 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64e46cd63309b700121c9c07/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-june-2023.ods">Irregular migration to the UK data tables, year ending June 2023 (ODS, 27.6 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64edc92ada8451000d632328/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-march-2023.ods">Irregular migration to the UK data tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 29.8 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64edc8ea13ae1500116e2f52/irregular-migration-to-the-UK-summary-tables-year-ending-December-2022.ods">Irregular migration to the UK data tables, year ending December 2022 (ODS, 25.9 KB)

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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, and libraries, as well as engagement with tourism, major events, live sports and digital.

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 statisticians for this release is Donilia Asgill and Ella Bentin. For enquiries on this release, contact participationsurvey@dcms.gov.uk.

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.