Neighbourhood statistics
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The Neighbourhood Statistics Service (NeSS) was established in 2001 by the UK's Office for National Statistics
(ONS) and the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) - then part of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), now Communities and Local Government (CLG) - to provide good quality small area data to support the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal agenda. This cross-Government initiative also involves the co-operation and partnership of data suppliers across departments, agencies and other organisations.
data; around 1 billion counts of information; data down to neighbourhood level (often to areas of around 250 people in size); on-line e-learning
to guide users through the site; and a statistical toolkit to help users understand the data
A web service
has recently been made available which enables other systems and applications to easily retrieve data from the Neighbourhood Statistics datastore for use in their own Local information systems
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Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Overview :...
(ONS) and the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) - then part of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), now Communities and Local Government (CLG) - to provide good quality small area data to support the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal agenda. This cross-Government initiative also involves the co-operation and partnership of data suppliers across departments, agencies and other organisations.
Purpose
The need for Neighbourhood Statistics can be traced back to the Social Exclusion Unit's 1998 report on deprived neighbourhoods. The absence of information about neighbourhoods produced a series of failings at all levels, with policy makers unaware of the scale and location of problems but when small area information is collected and made easily available, it can radically improve strategies and service delivery.Resource
NeSS now provides a powerful platform through which an ever increasing range of high quality small area data are disseminated to an expanding audience. It provides relevant and comprehensive information, allowing users to paint a picture of life in communities. Neighbourhood Statistics contains over 300 datasets, covering Health, Housing, Education, Deprivation, Age, Ethnicity and 2001 CensusUnited Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
data; around 1 billion counts of information; data down to neighbourhood level (often to areas of around 250 people in size); on-line e-learning
E-learning
E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process...
to guide users through the site; and a statistical toolkit to help users understand the data
A web service
Web service
A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the web.The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network". It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
has recently been made available which enables other systems and applications to easily retrieve data from the Neighbourhood Statistics datastore for use in their own Local information systems
Local information systems
The term Local Information System has emerged over the last 5 years, primarily in the UK public sector. To date it is not widely used elsewhere although other terms like ' apply to solutions, primarily in North America, that have a great deal of overlap. Another widely used and largely synonymous...
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External links
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Neighbourhood Statistics for England and Wales
- www.sns.gov.uk Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
- www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS)
- Neighbourhood Statistics. UK Statistics AuthorityUK Statistics AuthorityThe UK Statistics Authority is an independent body operating at arm's length from Government as a non-ministerial department, directly accountable to Parliament...