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Administrative data information packs

This page provides information packs to download for an organisation’s administrative data. Typically packs include data dictionaries, application forms and examples of licence agreements where available.

Please note: All downloads are in PDF format (unless otherwise stated) and are designed for use with the latest Adobe Reader or Acrobat.  Earlier versions may not display the files as intended. If you do not have the latest Adobe Reader on your machine, you can download it for free from the Adobe website by clicking here

Charity Commission

Download this PDF pack for information on the Charity Commission Register.  It includes details on the Register and sample forms and guidance that charities need to make their annual return.

Citizens Advice

Download this PDF pack for information on the Citizens Advice administrative dataset.  It also contains recent statistics and outcomes publications.

Department for Communities and Local Government

Download this PDF pack for information on CORE.  More information on other DCLG administrative datasets will be added to this pack over time.

Department for Education

Download this PDF pack for reference material on the National Pupil Database including information on the application procedure and the PLUG user group.

Department for Transport

Download this PDF pack for information on the STATS19 road accident dataset which contains statistics forms, publications and guidance for the use of the dataset.

Department for Work and Pensions

This PDF pack only contains reference material on the WPLS at present.  More information will be added over time.

Department of Education (Northern Ireland)

Download this PDF pack to view information on the School Leavers Survey, School Leavers Census, general guidance and an example of the confidentiality declaration.  

Department of Finance and Personnel

Download this PDF pack to view information on Northern Ireland vital events data including access procedures.  The pack also contains an example of a confidentiality agreement and information on data quality.

Department of Health

Download this PDF pack for information on the GP Patient Register dataset.  More information will be added to this PDF pack over time.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

Download this PDF pack for reference material and statistics on the Child Benefit and Working Tax Claimants dataset as well as information on the HMRC Datalab including examples of licence agreements and research areas.

Higher Education Statistics Agency

Download this PDF pack to receive a wide variety of Higher Education Statistic Agency administrative data related information.  The pack includes all application forms, dataset information, dictionaries, pricing policies and service charters.

Local Authorities

Download this PDF pack for information about Supporting People Client records together with outcomes for both long-term and short-term services.

National Housing Federation

Download this PDF pack for information on the COntinuous REcording System (CORE). It includes information for applications and reference material.

National Records of Scotland

Download this PDF pack for further information and application procedures for the NROS Birth Registration records and Death Records.

NHS Information Centre

Download this PDF pack to receive a wide variety of NHS Information Centre administrative data related information.  The pack includes all application forms, dataset information, dictionaries, pricing policies, service charters and information about the Trusted Data Linkage Service.

Office for National Statistics

Download this PDF pack for for further information on the Inter-Departmental Business Register, Birth registration and Mortality records datasets.  

Police Forces

Download this PDF pack for information about Police Force Crime Records administrative data, the National Crime Recording Standards and the Home Office Counting Rules.

The Information Authority

Download this PDF pack for information on the Individualised Learner Record including a specification. 

The Scottish Government

Download this PDF pack for information on the SCORE (Scottish Continuous Recording System) and Education datasets.  More Scottish Government administrative datasets will be added to this PDF pack over time.

UCAS

Download this PDF for information on the UCAS dataset, the data licence and dictionary of terms.

Welsh Assembly Government

Download this PDF pack for information and additional documentation about the PLASC and attainment dataset.  

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