ONS Beyond 2011 Consultation

The dynamic nature of population change, advances in information technology, cost constraints and demand for more frequent and more detailed statistics are driving changes in methods for the provision of population and socio-demographic data in the UK. This trend can be seen across many developed countries. The Beyond 2011 Programme was formally established in April [...]

The ‘Numberhood’ mobile phone app

Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) have just released a new mobile phone app called ‘Numberhood’.  The app is designed to provide a range of socio-economic indicators at local authority district level, and lets you compare local statistics with regional and national trends across ten themes. Having downloaded the app (purely for research purposes!) we can [...]

Handy Collection of Housing Data from Shelter’s Website

Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity organisation, has gathered a range of useful housing datasets within each of the following themes:  Housing Need Affordability Supply Social and Welfare  A tool providing these datasets can be accessed here. These data are taken from the relevant government organisations. They are available at district level, if needed, with [...]

New consultations on Open Data and the Public Data Corporation

The Government has launched two new consultations, both linked to the ‘transparency’ agenda and how centralised data could be made available to a much broader audience.  The first consultation, Making Open Data Real, sets out the Government’s proposed approach for the Transparency and Open Data Strategy.  This is aimed at establishing a culture of openness and transparency [...]

National Survey of Charities & Social Enterprises – Warwickshire results available

We have just received a copy of the Warwickshire report from the National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises.  The survey, conducted by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the Office for Civil Society, gathered information from more than 44,000 organisations across the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.  The objectives of the survey are to… Explore [...]

UPDATE: Initial response from ONS to NOMIS consultation

UPDATE: The deadline for the ONS Web Dissemination Strategy Proposal passed last Friday and ONS have posted their initial response to the consultation.

Warwickshire County Council’s response to NOMIS consultation

A while ago we blogged about the consultation from the Office for National Statistics about the future of NOMIS (see previous post here).  NOMIS is currently the primary source for many of the key national economic datasets, such as the Claimant Count, Benefit Claimants, earnings, job vacancies and the business register.  See Warwickshire’s response below: [...]

Future of Nomis Consultation (aka Is Local Economic Data At Risk?)

The Office for National Statistics has today launched a consultation to gather views on their proposals to replace Nomis with the ‘ONS Data Explorer’.  For those of you not familar with Nomis, it is currently the primary source for many of the key national economic datasets, such as the Claimant Count, Benefit Claimants, earnings, job [...]

Consultation on data transparency

CLG has this week launched a consultation on a proposed “Code of recommended practice for local authorities on data transparency”.  Linked to the ‘open data’ agenda, the proposed Code is concerned with making data generated by authorities available and accessible to the public. It is intended to set out the requirement to publish data and [...]

Public Data Corporation to Free up Public Data

Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude and Business Minister Edward Davey have outlined plans for a new Public Data Corporation. The Corporation will, for the first time, bring together Government bodies and data into one organisation and provide an unprecedented level of easily accessible public information and drive further efficiency in the delivery of [...]