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Our interactive data visualisation lets you explore the changes in the pattern of apprenticeship starts and maps showing where apprenticeships are taking place.

About this tool  Childhood obesity is a worsening problem which successive governments have attempted to address.  In 2018/19, nearly one tenth of 4 to 5 year olds and more than one fifth of 10 to 11 year olds were obese.  Children who are overweight or obese have a higher chance of being obese adults, increasing the risk that … Read more

Introduction The Citizens Advice Consumer Service (formerly known as Consumer Direct) is a national telephone helpline for people that need assistance with consumer problems or want to record a complaint. The service is provided to consumers in Great Britain by Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland. In 2015-16 the service received 958,880 consumer contacts. Details … Read more

Find out how government departments score on diversity. Our interactive graphics summarise the findings from Cabinet Office’s People Survey.

Introduction to the topic Evidence has shown that high-quality early education and childcare can support children’s development and improve their outcomes. The Department for Education funds three entitlements to free early education and childcare in England: The disadvantage entitlement: 15 hours per week for disadvantaged 2-year-olds The universal entitlement: 15 hours per week for all … Read more

Explore financial information for policy-related institutions that were part of the UK government’s interventions in financial markets.

Our interactive data visualisation gives you a greater insight into the challenges faced by local authorities.

Background The data visualisation below describes changes in English local authorities’ financial circumstances over the last decade.  It updates a number of pieces of analysis originally set out in our 2018 report Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018 and its accompanying data visualisation (2018). It also draws on and updates analysis and findings from our 2016 report Financial sustainability of local authorities: capital expenditure and resourcing and its data visualisation (2016), and our 2020 … Read more

This map tool map lets you explore where auditors have issued non-standard reports locally in the NHS and local government in England.

Introduction to the topic The government introduced the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme to address a fall in property sales following the financial crash of 2008 and the consequent tightening of regulations by the regulatory authorities over the availability of high loan-to-value and high loan-to-income mortgages. The scheme has two principal aims: to help prospective homeowners obtain … Read more