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The proposals would make it much easier to understand where public spending goes and whether it works, and would not be difficult or expensive to deliver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9f11d781-2eae-4b07-a74a-f84ba65e2bbc/unsplash-image-sp9a8dHK7Ls.jpg Campaign: Subsidy data - Report: The case for UK subsidy transparency January 2022 Co-written with the Centre for Policy Studies, and supported by John Penrose MP, this report called for stronger transparency requirements in the Government’s Subsidy Control Bill. This report called for the Bill to be amended in order to lower the threshold of subsidies that must be publicly declared from £500,000 to £500. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/privacy-notice daily 0.75 2022-07-05 https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/data-infrastructure daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1eaa2bb2-ae24-44b9-86e9-01b7fa2345a5/solid-color-image+%285%29.jpg Data infrastructure - Fragmented data To avoid valuable data being inaccessible or wasted, we recommend that all public data should adhere to a compulsory data standard and be published in a central repository. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/a74cc573-d710-405a-8019-29f1f4ce5c6f/solid-color-image+%285%29.jpeg Data infrastructure - How regulators use data The UK’s regulators are the main source of consumer information. We campaign to ensure that this data is useful, as it is critical to consumer welfare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/a74cc573-d710-405a-8019-29f1f4ce5c6f/solid-color-image+%285%29.jpeg Data infrastructure - Data for evaluation The Government can unlock real value in its use of public money if it evaluates policy properly - but first it must collect the right data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/a74cc573-d710-405a-8019-29f1f4ce5c6f/solid-color-image+%285%29.jpeg Data infrastructure - Statistical reform We want to ensure that UK statistics answer the important questions. 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We call for data to be routinely published on the length of time people spend in remand and the reasons why remand is used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/c8db8593-c10a-497c-8641-9c205d7cd744/unsplash-image-8nMjIn195p0.jpg Campaign: Criminal justice data gaps - Briefing: Custodial remand January 2023 This briefing examines data gaps on custodial remand. We call for data to be routinely published on the length of time people spend in remand and the reasons why remand is used. These data gaps make it harder to monitor trends in the use of custodial remand, and to identify the number of defendants being held beyond legal time limits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/af027dfc-8938-431e-b23f-4bf54446767d/homepage-mini-image-1.jpeg Campaign: Criminal justice data gaps - Written evidence: Sentencing data October 2022 We provided evidence to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry into public opinion and understanding of sentencing. Our response calls on the MoJ to improve accessibility to the sentencing data it already produces, and to start publishing court-level sentencing data. We also suggest that researchers should have access to anonymised judge-level sentencing data to better understand the causes of sentencing disparities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/751db960-435c-454f-8bc1-0049ba13ba07/homepage-mini-image-3.jpg Campaign: Criminal justice data gaps - Briefing: Out of court disposals February 2023 This briefing studies data gaps around out of court disposals (OOCDs) - non-court resolutions issued by the police to deal with low-level offenders. Currently, very little data is published on who receives certain types of OOCDs and how effective they are at, for example, reducing the reoffending rate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0f9edbf3-1d3b-49d1-a1f0-62779a90dd3c/image-asset.jpg Campaign: Criminal justice data gaps - Briefing: Court backlogs February 2023 This briefing identifies data gaps regarding the court backlog and how they could be addressed. In particular, we call for timeliness data to be broken down by individual courts and types of crimes, and for a breakdown of plea types in the Crown Court backlog - as well as much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/056d0740-093e-40b2-8f5d-7d08ea529825/unsplash-image-C5ayHUXMMX8.jpg Campaign: Criminal justice data gaps - Report: Data and statistical gaps in criminal justice March 2023 This report, supported by the Justice Lab, maps data gaps in the criminal justice system of England & Wales. It outlines how data can be used to create a fairer, more transparent justice system and provides the Ministry of Justice with technical recommendations to address existing gaps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/8634f032-8e67-4dc9-b280-cbf46cfc766f/unsplash-image-Zcqw1XnVnDo.jpg Campaign: Criminal justice data gaps - Briefing: Unrepresented defendants February 2023 This briefing explores why data is needed on the number of defendants that appear in magistrates’ courts without legal representation. Unrepresented defendants can face harsher justice outcomes, are more likely to have negative court experiences and typically slow down hearings. Despite public interest in this data, no official data is published on unrepresented defendants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/f55557cb-1df5-49a4-a4a9-bfe7ba3d73a0/unsplash-image-cpdp.jpg Campaign: Criminal justice data gaps - Briefing: Conditional bail January 2023 This briefing calls for the Ministry of Justice to fill data gaps on conditional bail. We currently are unable to answer basic questions such as how many people are released on conditional bail or what type of conditions are being attached. We provide recommendations on how to address these concerns. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/publications daily 0.75 2024-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/c8db8593-c10a-497c-8641-9c205d7cd744/unsplash-image-8nMjIn195p0.jpg Publications - Briefing: Custodial remand January 2023 This briefing examines data gaps on custodial remand. Little data is routinely available on how long people spend in remand, or why custodial remand is used. These data gaps make it harder for experts to monitor trends, or to identify the number of defendants held beyond legal time limits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/171d9d35-4aba-4d50-a5f4-21b903c7a711/homepage-mini-image-1.jpg Publications - Written evidence: Sentencing data October 2022 We provided evidence to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry into the public opinion and understanding of sentencing. Our response calls on the MoJ to improve the quality of its sentencing data, and to start publishing court-level sentencing data, as it previously committed to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9c57cecd-1f38-411b-a525-f96272ce153f/unsplash-image-1MpPne2pYbA.jpg Publications - Written and oral evidence: National Lottery December 2021 We provided written and oral evidence to the DCMS Committee's inquiry on the future of the National Lottery. We recommend that the Gambling Commission should collect better data on Lottery play and potential harms, to protect gamblers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1701698291486-2C4MT3JNYPW56BVFH745/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Report: Official data on ethnicity and inequality April 2021 The report audits the Government’s progress on 26 formally accepted recommendations regarding data related to race and ethnicity. We find that only three of these recommendations have been fully implemented. This report calls for greater accountability and transparency around progress on such recommendations, including commitments to specific timescales for implementation, and monitoring by the Office for Statistics Regulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/6172046b-fb8a-417f-b6ec-d289a01441e5/unsplash-image-C5ayHUXMMX8.jpg Publications - Report: Data and statistical gaps in criminal justice March 2023 This report, supported by the Justice Lab, maps data gaps in the criminal justice system of England & Wales. It outlines how data can be used to create a fairer, more transparent justice system and provides the Ministry of Justice with technical recommendations to address existing gaps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1706700729586-7HTF42C8GROMYTQQLABD/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Briefing: A register of gas boilers January 2024 This briefing calls for the Government to create a central register of gas boiler certificates. We need better data on gas boilers to help us reach net zero and ensure landlords are keeping their tenants safe. The current re-tendering of the Gas Safe Register is a prime opportunity to make this happen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/40a81c38-b9d9-4143-bc6e-64ce8b4aaa45/unsplash-image-1MpPne2pYbA.jpg Publications - Briefing: Data on furlough support November 2020 This briefing called for HMRC to publish the name of employers that received grants under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. We argued that there was a legal basis for HMRC to disclose such data, which would also help authorities recover fraud losses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/93d03fb3-2760-4c13-9df1-e1b480b47259/homepage-mini-image-2.jpg Publications - Written evidence: Agriculture Bill September 2020 We provided evidence to DEFRA’s consultation on the Agriculture Bill, reforming payment schemes for farmers in England & Wales. Our response identified shortcomings in the Bill’s proposed use of data - the proposed published data would not tell us reliably who was receiving funding, or for what purpose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/171d9d35-4aba-4d50-a5f4-21b903c7a711/homepage-mini-image-1.jpg Publications - Report: The state of the UK’s high-value datasets December 2023 This report calls for the UK government to make their high-value datasets freely available to support government processes and unlock economic growth. We audit the current state of UK high-value datasets and find they have patchy accessibility. With no plans to improve on this, the UK is falling behind the EU and other comparators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1708351067430-EBLZGC18EO2YB7VGST81/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Written evidence: Transparency of trusts February 2024 We responded to the Department for Levelling Up’s consultation on the transparency of land ownership involving trusts. In line with our briefing, we recommend that the Government publish the beneficial owners of land-owning trusts to create parity with other property owners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0288afee-7859-4dc8-8506-9f83a32ddf15/image-asset.jpg Publications - Report: How regulators share complaints data April 2024 This report looks at eight key UK regulators of consumer services to see which publish useful data on complaints. Complaints data should be published to protect consumers; nearly all key consumer-facing regulators publish this data. The Gambling Commission, however, is falling short of these standards. We call on them to match the example set by other regulators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1710432037610-3Q4HCV9P2O68SOB15GS9/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Report: Data gaps in healthcare statistics March 2024 This report maps data gaps in England’s health and social care system. We look at the questions that key stakeholders repeatedly ask and cannot get answers to, to find the data gaps that are most harmful to patients’ health. This report calls on the Department of Health and Social Care to fill these gaps as part of its review of health and social care statistics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9b49571e-a4c3-446c-a0fb-d21f974f32b7/image-asset.jpg Publications - Briefing: Our response to the Lievesley Review May 2024 We have responded to the Lievesley Review of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) published in March. We welcome the Review’s call for the UKSA to address gaps in official statistics, but urge the UKSA to update the way it engages with statistics users so it can fill these gaps properly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9f11d781-2eae-4b07-a74a-f84ba65e2bbc/unsplash-image-sp9a8dHK7Ls.jpg Publications - Report: The case for UK subsidy transparency January 2022 Co-written with the Centre for Policy Studies, and supported by John Penrose MP, this report called for stronger transparency requirements in the Government’s Subsidy Control Bill. This report called for the Bill to be amended in order to lower the threshold of subsidies that must be publicly declared from £500,000 to £500. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/751db960-435c-454f-8bc1-0049ba13ba07/homepage-mini-image-3.jpg Publications - Briefing: Out of court disposals February 2023 This briefing studies data gaps around out-of-court disposals (OOCDs). These are non-court resolutions issued by the police to low-level offenders, like fines or community service orders. Currently, very little data is available on who receives OOCDs or how well they reduce the reoffending rate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/2a70c837-17c0-4834-a761-23724189de1c/unsplash-image-cpdp.jpg Publications - Written evidence: ‘Restart’ employment scheme December 2022 Co-written with the Government’s former anti-corruption champion, John Penrose MP, we submitted evidence to the PAC’s inquiry into Restart - the DWP’s scheme to support the long-term unemployed. We recommend the DWP should publish better performance data on the scheme, and on the design of future schemes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/3f20cc7a-c84d-47b4-9e81-e874e1e554a0/image-asset.jpg Publications - Report: How to make a national landlord register work October 2021 This report explores the use of selective licensing schemes in England and considers how this can inform the creation of a national, compulsory register for landlords. Our research found less than 8% of privately rented properties were covered by any registration or licensing scheme. The report sets out how a national registration scheme should be designed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1713888586221-0L26O2GF7NQ3951BMAMJ/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Written evidence: Remand data January 2023 We provided evidence to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry into adult custodial remand. We recommend data should be published routinely on how long people spend in remand and the reasons why remand is used, as many experts have called for, and as it should be possible to publish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/7eb4875a-b43d-472b-b5df-8ba846d7da70/image-asset.jpg Publications - Written evidence: Ofcom and address data January 2021 We responded to Ofcom’s proposed work plan, recommending it reviews Royal Mail’s delivery of the Postal Address File (PAF). Currently, anyone who wants to access PAF must pay high licensing fees and is subject to complex intellectual property restrictions. This limits innovation and growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/93d03fb3-2760-4c13-9df1-e1b480b47259/homepage-mini-image-2.jpg Publications - Briefing: Healthcare payments data January 2024 This briefing discusses how plans to increase transparency about industry payments to the healthcare sector could be jeopardised by data fragmentation. Drug companies may soon be required to publish data on their payments to doctors. However, this data could be of limited value if data standards and a central repository are not set up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/36d4d171-7a8e-41b2-95db-63175cf6f689/image-asset.jpg Publications - Written evidence: Value from Government money April 2024 We wrote evidence for the Public Account Committee’s inquiry into delivering value from government investment in major projects. We recommend that budget approval for major projects and programmes be conditional on proper consideration of metrics. Without these metrics, the Government cannot know if its spending was worthwhile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1712246453631-RNK9UCNEQUWMKW76966F/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Briefing: Strengthening the Subsidy Control Bill August 2021 This briefing outlines proposals to strengthen the Government’s Subsidy Control Bill by amending its plans for a transparency database. The proposals would make it much easier to understand where public spending goes and whether it works, and would not be difficult or expensive to deliver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/900f4129-31aa-4243-a833-814af1b51bbf/unsplash-image-cpdp.jpg Publications - Report: Unlocking the value of fragmented public data February 2023 Co-written with mySociety, this report outlines principles for maximising the value of publishing public data. To avoid data being inaccessible, duplicated or wasteful, we recommend that all public data should adhere to a compulsory data standard, the location be published in a central repository and that support should be provided by the data convener. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/fcdc23a0-6fa0-4306-8d05-14a66bcc3bd1/homepage-mini-image-1.jpg Publications - Briefing: Employment support schemes January 2023 This briefing calls for the DWP to publish more detailed performance data for its employment support schemes - Restart and the Flexible Support Fund. £2.5bn is spent annually on employment support schemes, but the lack of performance data makes it hard to identify whether they are working or represent value for money. This briefing recommends a series of inexpensive measures that would help the DWP to better inform its understanding of schemes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9f11d781-2eae-4b07-a74a-f84ba65e2bbc/unsplash-image-sp9a8dHK7Ls.jpg Publications - Written evidence: A register of short-term lets June 2023 We wrote evidence on DCMS’s consultation on a register of short-term lets in England. We argued that the register should be compulsory and national, should include real lettings data, and should include company and NI numbers, to help local authorities enforce rules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1705411917130-CLTVU5PM9HLVZD3TEKC5/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Briefing: Land ownership by trusts January 2024 This briefing explores the main loophole for land ownership transparency in the UK: trusts. Understanding who owns land is vital for building houses, tackling financial crime, and various social purposes. Data is published when individuals and companies own land, but when trusts are involved there is a lack of transparency that criminals can exploit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1712582532370-8P7IAFKT8KAOUDKAFGOR/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Written evidence: Access to HM Land Registry data April 2024 We sent evidence into HM Land Registry’s consultation on its fees and charging structure. We recommend that HMLR reduce the cost of particular data to make it more useful for research and innovation, and consistently use high-quality UPRNs to support data linking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/b004bb91-cb8b-48e9-ae1a-1beb2e673fd6/image-asset.jpg Publications - Written evidence: Water quality and infrastructure May 2024 We responded to the Environmental Audit Committee’s call for evidence on water quality and infrastructure. We recommend that the Committee asks water companies to urgently start publishing real-time data on sewage spills. This data is required to protect our waterways and their users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/c8db8593-c10a-497c-8641-9c205d7cd744/unsplash-image-8nMjIn195p0.jpg Publications - Written evidence: Analysis of AirBNB data September 2022 We responded to DCMS’s call for evidence about developing tourist accommodation schemes. This response analyses UK AirBNB listings data from 2016-2022, using data from Inside AirBNB, and finds a sharp rise in listings in rural areas. We also recommend that a registration scheme should be accompanied by data disclosure requirements for platforms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1700148972639-50T01768D8P9HXJABLHF/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Briefing: Address data Briefing: Address Data November 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1710176301352-0NQ93ZJ50ZM3DRFLMID9/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Written evidence: the Office for Local Government March 2024 We submitted joint evidence with mySociety to the Department for Levelling Up’s inquiry into the Office for Local Government (Oflog). We recommend that Oflog tackle fragmentation in local government data so that the data’s potential does not continue to go untapped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/d1b868f5-d909-4d73-8d6b-c5dff4dc53a4/image-asset.jpg Publications - Briefing: Geospatial data institutions May 2024 This briefing compares how countries across the world manage their valuable geospatial datasets. We find that countries increasingly manage these datasets within a cohesive governance structure - the UK is an outlier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/10c0cade-48ba-4cd5-82c8-1cd901424479/homepage-mini-image-3.jpg Publications - Report: New data on properties owned by overseas individuals November 2021 The report uses previously unpublished data from HM Land Registry on property titles in England & Wales owned by overseas individuals - finding that the number had doubled since 2010. This report provides a detailed analysis of HMLR data, highlights the failures of recent transparency commitments, and recommends measures the Government should take to address the lack of official data on UK property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1711538252796-W15U8ZQOQN9Z2XS49HTH/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Written evidence: the Office for Local Government (2) March 2024 We responded with mySociety to a consultation on the Office for Local Government’s (Oflog’s) new draft Corporate Plan. To support civil society’s analysis of local government performance, we recommend that Oflog include data users and republishers in its user research, and tackle fragmentation in local government data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1714034227669-1DQ9NYK22ZQ3AZSVLVCD/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Written evidence: Contractual controls on land April 2024 We responded to the Department for Levelling Up’s consultation into contractual controls on land. We recommend two minor tweaks to their proposed dataset: it must cover unregistered land, otherwise the Government will be blind to 12% of land in England and Wales; and it must include geospatial data to help the Government achieve its policy goals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/751db960-435c-454f-8bc1-0049ba13ba07/homepage-mini-image-3.jpg Publications - Written evidence: the Code of Practice for Statistics December 2023 We responded to the Office for Statistics Regulation’s call for evidence on the Code of Practice for Statistics. We recommended the Code require statistics producers to take a more user-centric approach, to ensure that official statistics best serve the public good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/056d0740-093e-40b2-8f5d-7d08ea529825/unsplash-image-C5ayHUXMMX8.jpg Publications - Briefing: Agriculture Bill July 2020 This briefing explains why the Government’s proposed Agriculture Bill would result in minimal data being collected on farm payments. Developing a more robust agriculture data regime would allow authorities to monitor the effectiveness of funding systems and generate new commercial opportunities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/06618afc-fb80-4a4f-acd0-da5e1e9d9771/unsplash-image-cpdp.jpg Publications - Briefing: Conditional bail January 2023 This briefing calls for the Ministry of Justice to fill data gaps on conditional bail. We currently are unable to answer basic questions such as how many people are released on conditional bail or what type of conditions are being attached. We provide recommendations on how to address these concerns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0f9edbf3-1d3b-49d1-a1f0-62779a90dd3c/image-asset.jpg Publications - Briefing: Court backlogs February 2023 This briefing identifies data gaps on the court backlog and how they could be addressed. In particular, we call for timeliness data to be broken down by individual courts and types of crimes, and for a breakdown of plea types in the Crown Court backlog - and much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1712584093742-SFR4AOW05JT6Y443NLSV/image-asset.jpeg Publications - Report: Gaps in the Register of Overseas Entities September 2023 Co-written with LSE and the University of Warwick, this report assesses whether new data reforms have been effective in improving the transparency of property ownership. We identify several major gaps in the data published by Companies House and HM Land Registry, which mean that over 70% of properties in England and Wales held via overseas companies still do not publish information about who really owns them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/8634f032-8e67-4dc9-b280-cbf46cfc766f/unsplash-image-Zcqw1XnVnDo.jpg Publications - Briefing: Unrepresented defendants February 2023 This briefing explores why data is needed on the number of defendants who appear in magistrates’ courts without legal representation. Unrepresented defendants face harsher justice outcomes, are more likely to have negative court experiences and slow down hearings. Despite high public interest in the issue, no official data is published on unrepresented defendants. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/gambling-data daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/40a81c38-b9d9-4143-bc6e-64ce8b4aaa45/unsplash-image-1MpPne2pYbA.jpg Campaign: Gambling data - Written and oral evidence: National Lottery December 2021 We provided written and oral evidence to the DCMS Committee's inquiry on the future of the National Lottery. We recommend that the Gambling Commission should collect better data on Lottery play and potential harms, to protect gamblers. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/short-term-lets daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9f11d781-2eae-4b07-a74a-f84ba65e2bbc/unsplash-image-sp9a8dHK7Ls.jpg Campaign: Short-term lets data - Written evidence: A register of short-term lets June 2023 We wrote evidence on DCMS’s consultation on a register of short-term lets in England. We argued that the register should be compulsory and national, should include real lettings data, and should include company and NI numbers, to help local authorities enforce rules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/c8db8593-c10a-497c-8641-9c205d7cd744/unsplash-image-8nMjIn195p0.jpg Campaign: Short-term lets data - Written evidence: Analysis of AirBNB data September 2022 We responded to DCMS’s call for evidence about developing tourist accommodation schemes. This response analyses UK AirBNB listings data from 2016-2022, using data from Inside AirBNB, and finds a sharp rise in listings in rural areas. We also recommend that a registration scheme should be accompanied by data disclosure requirements for platforms. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/what-we-do daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0f9edbf3-1d3b-49d1-a1f0-62779a90dd3c/image-asset.jpg What we do - Data in policy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/66859cb3-2c4a-49c8-bdfa-df927d53b8fd/image-asset.jpg What we do - Data infrastructure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1713947200427-3X8VN1SPDFQQ9AR6AY0F/image-asset.jpeg What we do - Data gaps https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/postal-address-data daily 0.75 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/fcdc23a0-6fa0-4306-8d05-14a66bcc3bd1/homepage-mini-image-1.jpg Address data - Report: The state of the UK’s high-value datasets Report: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9c57cecd-1f38-411b-a525-f96272ce153f/unsplash-image-1MpPne2pYbA.jpg Address data - Briefing: Address data November 2023 This briefing examines the poor state of UK address data and explains why opening it up would be a low-cost, high-impact solution. UK address data is expensive, hard-to-access and unreliable. This limits growth and innovation, slows public service delivery, and means the UK is falling behind other high-income countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/7eb4875a-b43d-472b-b5df-8ba846d7da70/image-asset.jpg Address data - Written evidence: Ofcom and address data January 2021 We responded to Ofcom’s proposed work plan, recommending it reviews Royal Mail’s delivery of the Postal Address File (PAF). Currently, anyone who wants to access PAF must pay high licensing fees and is subject to complex intellectual property restrictions. This limits innovation and growth. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/report-highvalue-datasets daily 0.75 2024-04-23 https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/highvalue-datasets daily 0.75 2024-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/d1b868f5-d909-4d73-8d6b-c5dff4dc53a4/image-asset.jpg Campaign: High-value datasets - Briefing: Geospatial data institutions May 2024 This briefing compares how countries across the world manage their valuable geospatial datasets. We find that countries increasingly manage these datasets within a cohesive governance structure - the UK is an outlier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1714031266463-V8L95ZJYUUZ4JCFU7PCA/image-asset.jpeg Campaign: High-value datasets - Written evidence: Access to HM Land Registry data April 2024 We sent evidence into HM Land Registry’s consultation on its fees and charging structure. We recommend that HMLR reduce the cost of particular data to make it more useful for research and innovation, and consistently use high-quality UPRNs to support data linking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/fcdc23a0-6fa0-4306-8d05-14a66bcc3bd1/homepage-mini-image-1.jpg Campaign: High-value datasets - Report: The state of the UK’s high-value datasets Report: https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/fragmented-data daily 0.75 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1635952171382-P5UZCA3SOJYJZOHXODLS/homepage-mini-image-2.jpeg Campaign: Fragmented data - Briefing: Healthcare payments data Report: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0f9edbf3-1d3b-49d1-a1f0-62779a90dd3c/image-asset.jpg Campaign: Fragmented data - Written evidence: the Office for Local Government (2) March 2024 We responded with mySociety to a consultation on the Office for Local Government’s (Oflog’s) new draft Corporate Plan. To support civil society’s analysis of local government performance, we recommend that Oflog include data users and republishers in its user research, and tackle fragmentation in local government data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1713893645187-U3577MX7QLJX5Z7YHFG2/image-asset.jpeg Campaign: Fragmented data - Written evidence: the Office for Local Government March 2024 We submitted joint evidence with mySociety to the Department for Levelling Up’s inquiry into the Office for Local Government (Oflog). We recommend that Oflog tackle fragmentation in local government data so that the data’s potential does not continue to go untapped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/f55557cb-1df5-49a4-a4a9-bfe7ba3d73a0/unsplash-image-cpdp.jpg Campaign: Fragmented data - Report: Unlocking the value of fragmented public data February 2023 Co-written with mySociety, this report outlines principles for maximising the value of publishing public data. To avoid data being inaccessible, duplicated or wasteful, we recommend that all public data should adhere to a compulsory data standard, the location be published in a central repository and that support should be provided by the data convener. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/data-for-evaluation daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/36d4d171-7a8e-41b2-95db-63175cf6f689/image-asset.jpg Campaign: Data for evaluation - Written evidence: Value from Government money April 2024 We wrote evidence for the Public Account Committee’s inquiry into delivering value from government investment in major projects. We recommend that budget approval for major projects and programmes be conditional on proper consideration of metrics. Without these metrics, the Government cannot know if its spending was worthwhile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/fcdc23a0-6fa0-4306-8d05-14a66bcc3bd1/homepage-mini-image-1.jpg Campaign: Data for evaluation - Briefing: Employment support schemes Report: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/f55557cb-1df5-49a4-a4a9-bfe7ba3d73a0/unsplash-image-cpdp.jpg Campaign: Data for evaluation - Written evidence: ‘Restart’ employment scheme December 2022 Co-written with the Government’s former anti-corruption champion, John Penrose MP, we submitted evidence to the PAC’s inquiry into Restart - the DWP’s scheme to support the long-term unemployed. We recommend the DWP should publish better performance data on the scheme, and on the design of future schemes. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/statistical-reform daily 0.75 2024-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/9b49571e-a4c3-446c-a0fb-d21f974f32b7/image-asset.jpg Campaign: Statistical reform - Briefing: Our response to the Lievesley Review May 2024 We have responded to the Lievesley Review of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) published in March. We welcome the Review’s call for the UKSA to address gaps in official statistics, but urge the UKSA to update the way it engages with statistics users so it can fill these gaps properly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/751db960-435c-454f-8bc1-0049ba13ba07/homepage-mini-image-3.jpg Campaign: Statistical reform - Written evidence: the Code of Practice for Statistics Report: https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/data-gaps daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1713946631196-GRLG6QGYDTYGSEZM7RTV/image-asset.jpeg Data gaps - Latest news https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1297b5f3-5dc9-4972-90df-24dcd8f7b438/solid-color-image+%282%29.jpg Data gaps - Ethnicity data We audited the Government’s progress on 26 formally accepted recommendations regarding data related to race and ethnicity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1297b5f3-5dc9-4972-90df-24dcd8f7b438/solid-color-image+%282%29.jpg Data gaps - Modern slavery The Home Office was reprimanded by the UK’s statistics watchdog after we raised concerns about data gaps in the modern slavery sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1713946601886-G7152305D76T51D1F1VC/image-asset.jpeg Data gaps - Data gaps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/ae28e016-1163-47b9-8e3a-6ed44d4bb887/solid-color-image+%282%29.jpeg Data gaps - How to spot data gaps We have developed a new method to spot data gaps: by analysing unanswered Parliamentary Questions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1297b5f3-5dc9-4972-90df-24dcd8f7b438/solid-color-image+%282%29.jpg Data gaps - Health statistics We looked at healthcare questions that are repeatedly asked by key statistics users, but cannot be answered by official statistics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/ae28e016-1163-47b9-8e3a-6ed44d4bb887/solid-color-image+%282%29.jpeg Data gaps - Data gaps in property ownership We need to know who owns UK land so we can tackle financial crime, collect business rates, and build houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/ae28e016-1163-47b9-8e3a-6ed44d4bb887/solid-color-image+%282%29.jpeg Data gaps - Criminal justice data gaps These data gaps obscure genuine scrutiny of our justice system - we have been working to map and address them. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/property-ownership daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1713945027814-FD3E37A7YVQPNG3HR9T4/image-asset.jpeg Property ownership - Report: Gaps in the Register of Overseas Entities Report: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/751db960-435c-454f-8bc1-0049ba13ba07/homepage-mini-image-3.jpg Property ownership - Report: New data on properties owned by overseas individuals November 2021 The report uses previously unpublished data from HM Land Registry on property titles in England & Wales owned by overseas individuals - finding that the number had doubled since 2010. This report provides a detailed analysis of HMLR data, highlights the failures of recent transparency commitments, and recommends measures the Government should take to address the lack of official data on UK property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1714035305556-IL1MVGPOBSYH7AIBKGT2/image-asset.jpeg Property ownership - Written evidence: Contractual controls on land April 2024 We responded to the Department for Levelling Up’s consultation into contractual controls on land. We recommend two minor tweaks to their proposed dataset: it must cover unregistered land, otherwise the Government will be blind to 12% of land in England and Wales; and it must include geospatial data to help the Government achieve its policy goals. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/data-in-policy daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/99560598-1aa9-42bf-a007-e4b4aeeb1e59/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Gambling data We’re calling for the Gambling Commission to make better use of operator data in its efforts to regulate the sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/99560598-1aa9-42bf-a007-e4b4aeeb1e59/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Agriculture Bill We campaigned for better data measures in the Agriculture Bill to ensure MPs could obtain critical data on public money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/dd96e53f-4ae7-420f-9676-0a1c8f4b0dbc/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Trust transparency We’re calling on the Government to treat trusts the same as it treats all other landowners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/99560598-1aa9-42bf-a007-e4b4aeeb1e59/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Subsidy data We campaigned for the Government to publish better data on subsidy spending - and we won. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0f9edbf3-1d3b-49d1-a1f0-62779a90dd3c/image-asset.jpg Data in policy - Data in policy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/dd96e53f-4ae7-420f-9676-0a1c8f4b0dbc/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Short-term lets data We’re calling for short-term letting platforms to be required to pass their lettings data onto authorities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/99560598-1aa9-42bf-a007-e4b4aeeb1e59/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Landlord register We compiled recommendations for landlord registers that could better support landlords, local authorities and tenants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/99560598-1aa9-42bf-a007-e4b4aeeb1e59/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Covid-19 data We worked on a couple of interventions to improve data that was needed to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0f9edbf3-1d3b-49d1-a1f0-62779a90dd3c/image-asset.jpg Data in policy - Latest news https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/dd96e53f-4ae7-420f-9676-0a1c8f4b0dbc/solid-color-image+%286%29.jpg Data in policy - Boiler data We need better data on the UK’s gas boilers to help us achieve net zero and ensure landlords are keeping their tenants safe. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/trust-transparency daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/93d03fb3-2760-4c13-9df1-e1b480b47259/homepage-mini-image-2.jpg Campaign: Trust transparency - Written evidence: Transparency of trusts Report: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1714032098906-V37VS1C7QV4F79B8AE68/image-asset.jpeg Campaign: Trust transparency - Report: Gaps in the Register of Overseas Entities September 2023 Co-written with LSE and the University of Warwick, this report assesses whether new data reforms have been effective in improving the transparency of property ownership. We identify several major gaps in the data published by Companies House and HM Land Registry, which mean that over 70% of properties in England and Wales held via overseas companies still do not publish information about who really owns them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1714031514980-ISEAY0R2GSL2FVH23S23/image-asset.jpeg Campaign: Trust transparency - Briefing: Land ownership by trusts January 2024 This briefing explores the main loophole for land ownership transparency in the UK: trusts. Understanding who owns land is vital for building houses, tackling financial crime, and various social purposes. Data is published when individuals and companies own land, but when trusts are involved there is a lack of transparency that criminals can exploit. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/boiler-data daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/1714030513869-YBNQL2IIFHV9HG7PJ9N7/image-asset.jpeg Campaign: Boiler data - Briefing: A register of gas boilers Report: https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/how-regulators-use-data daily 0.75 2024-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/0288afee-7859-4dc8-8506-9f83a32ddf15/image-asset.jpg Project: How regulators use data - Report: How regulators share complaints data Report: https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/agriculture-bill daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/3f20cc7a-c84d-47b4-9e81-e874e1e554a0/image-asset.jpg Campaign: Agriculture Bill - Written evidence: Agriculture Bill Report: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/6172046b-fb8a-417f-b6ec-d289a01441e5/unsplash-image-C5ayHUXMMX8.jpg Campaign: Agriculture Bill - Briefing: Agriculture Bill July 2020 This briefing explains why the Government’s proposed Agriculture Bill would result in minimal data being collected on farm payments. Developing a more robust agriculture data regime would allow authorities to monitor the effectiveness of funding systems and generate new commercial opportunities. https://www.centreforpublicdata.org/covid-19-data daily 0.75 2024-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee7a7d964aeed7e5c507900/023fb46e-c897-47be-a64d-19c626b90258/unsplash-image-1MpPne2pYbA.jpg Covid-19 data - Briefing: Data on furlough support Report: