Local authorities received £70m in grants in 2023/2024
Local authorities in England received £70m in grants from central government in 2023/2024, new local authority revenue data reveals. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published new data on local authority revenue expenditure and financing in England. The dataset includes more than 2000 different data categories, providing a detailed insight into local […]
41,922 government supported heat pump installations took place in 2024
41,922 government supported heat pumps were installed last year, new data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero shows. As heat pumps become a more popular, environmentally friendly option for house heating in England, DESNZ has revealed that 11,492 government supported heat pump installations took place in the last quarter of 2024, nearly […]
Type 2 diabetes rates have increased in 2024
Rates of type 2 diabetes have increased to 7% in England, new data reveals. The ICB of Black Country registered the highest type 2 diabetes prevalence (9.7%) in 2021, whilst the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB had the lowest estimated prevalence (6.3%). For those with diabetes, the NHS sets out three treatment targets for […]
Public data insights: February 2025 – Solar photovoltaic deployment, cancer waiting times and national well-being
Welcome to the latest edition of Public Data Insights, our monthly summary of the latest data and statistical releases from various government departments and public bodies, all with a focus on sub-national insights. With a wealth of statistics available from government sources, there are many opportunities to leverage this data to communicate key issues to […]
Child mortality rates significantly increase
Child mortality rates have significantly increased in England, the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) reports. Over the last 20 years, the child mortality rates have fallen from 18.0 deaths per 100,000 registered in 2001/2003 to 10.0 per 100,000 in 2019 to 2021. However, this has significantly increased in the last two time periods […]
Performance gap amongst most and least disadvantaged KS4 pupils widens
Revised data published by the Department for Education reveals an increasing performance gap in England at key stage 4. Whilst overall attainment in English and Maths GCSE increased by 0.6% in 2023/2024, the data highlights a widening gap between the most and least disadvantaged pupils. The disadvantage gap, which calculates the performance gap between disadvantaged […]
The future of the Senedd Cymru
In a push to “create a Welsh Parliament that can better serve people in Wales”, the Senedd Cymru has introduced big changes to how people will vote and be represented, ahead of the 2026 Senedd election. These changes, covering everything from constituency boundaries to the electoral process, are set to significantly reshape the Senedd. […]
Rough sleeping rates in England increase for third year in a row
Rates of rough sleeping in England have increased for a third year in a row, with 4,667 people sleeping rough in the streets of England last autumn. The rate for rough sleeping was 8.1 people per 100,000 in 2024, compared to a lower rate of 6.8 the year before. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & […]
NHS pharmacy services’ satisfaction rates increase amidst pharmacy crisis
In January, 89.4% of people who have received an NHS England service at a pharmacy were satisfied with their experience, data from the most recent Health Insight Survey shows. This represents an increase of 0.5% in satisfaction from the month before. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied rates remained the same, whilst dissatisfied rates saw a decrease […]
Carbon emissions in the UK see a 5% decrease as the CCC releases its Seventh Carbon Budget
As the Climate Change Committee released its Seventh Carbon Budget, the latest carbon emissions data reveals that overall emissions in the UK saw a decrease of 5% in 2022, from the year before. The data published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero showed that of the 361 local authorities of the UK […]