The OCSI Blog: Data-driven Insights & Local Government Trends

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Creating data profiles for GambleAware

5th July 2022

We are excited to start work on a project with GambleAware to…
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Data analysis

Census 2021 – East of England has seen the largest population increase

28th June 2022

We are very excited to report that the first datasets from Census…
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First Census 2021 outputs are here

28th June 2022

The first Census 2021 outputs are here. The data is  available for…
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Have your say: Community Needs Index methodology review

26th May 2022

In 2018 we worked with Local Trust to develop a quantitative definition…
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First Census 2021 results are coming soon

25th May 2022

The ONS have announced that the first results from Census 2021 in…
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Where is the cost of living crisis likely to be hitting hardest?

21st April 2022

The recent energy price hikes alongside rising housing and food costs have…
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Job access score

28th March 2022

Understanding levels of connectivity between different places is essential to understanding how…
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Using Local Insight to effectively target Herts’ Holiday Activity and Food Programme

3rd March 2022

Hertfordshire Sport Partnership (HSP) is a key partner in coordinating Hertfordshire’s Holiday…
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Levelling Up: what the plan is, and the role data will play

17th February 2022

The UK government has set out a transformative levelling up plan for…
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Census 2021 – What’s the latest news?

25th January 2022

  The Census 2021 release will be the most eagerly awaited publication…
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The APPG publishes its report, ‘Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods’

14th January 2022

The APPG has just published its report, ‘Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left…
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We are closed for the festive period from Monday 21st December to Friday January 1st inclusive!

15th December 2021

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022. We hope you all manage…
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Climate change and ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods

6th December 2021

Continuing our exploration of themed collections of indicators we take a look…
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Financial vulnerability and the rising cost of living

3rd November 2021

As highlighted in a recent Resolution Foundation report on ‘Pandemic Pressures’, the…
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Left behind neighbourhoods in Essex – A case study

6th October 2021

This case study looks at a consultancy review project commissioned by Essex…
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Total carbon footprint per person

21st September 2021

Climate Change has become an ever more pressing global issue, demanding far…
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Ethnicity data at small area level

11th August 2021

It is well known and understood that the decennial Census provides the…
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Grants issued in response to COVID-19

22nd June 2021

We know how informative data on grants can be, especially in terms…
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West Sussex County Council use Local Insight reports function to plan surge testing

16th June 2021

West Sussex County Council, in collaboration with NHS partners and District Council…
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COVID-19 and Local Insight

9th June 2021

In a previous blog we have spoken in broad terms about the…
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Census 2021 and the implications for Local Insight

2nd June 2021

Census 2021 is complete – so now the real work starts. We…
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All-Party Parliamentary Group publishes our report into Connectivity and Left Behind Areas

20th April 2021

We’re thrilled to see such a positive response to the recently published…
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Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation tackle urban health with Local Insight

12th April 2021

Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation is a leading independent health foundation. They…
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The role of data in tackling Covid-19

1st April 2021

We have just passed the one-year anniversary of the first UK wide…
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A guide to unemployment data

29th January 2021

During 2020 shocking unemployment statistics hit the headlines. This includes the largest…
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Hounslow Equality Impact

4th January 2021

Aims: Hounslow Council asked us to provide a quantitative community profile of…
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Aligning neighbourhood data to the Sustainable Development Goals

8th December 2020

We have been talking to community foundations about the ways they are…
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Data Dive – The early impact of COVID-19 in ‘left-behind’ neighbourhoods

24th November 2020

Aims: Local Trust commissioned OCSI to carry out a ‘data dive’ into…
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Hertfordshire Matters

24th November 2020

Aims: Hertfordshire Community Foundation (HCF) commissioned OCSI to develop a needs analysis…
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Sussex Uncovered

24th November 2020

Aims: Sussex Community Foundation (SCF) commissioned OCSI to provide the quantitative data…
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Typology of Big Local areas

24th November 2020

Aims: Local Trust commissioned OCSI to update and revise the Typology for…
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Does census data still have value almost ten years later?

23rd November 2020

2021 is on the horizon and that date means only one thing…
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Data Dives for the APPG on ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods

5th November 2020

Our research with Local Trust, on ‘left-behind’ areas, contributed to the creation of…
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Neighbourhood data on… Living Environments

26th October 2020

This series looks at a few key themes that are likely to…
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Neighbourhood data on… Financial Hardship

19th October 2020

This series looks at a few key themes that are likely to…
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Neighbourhood data on… Mental Health

12th October 2020

This series looks at a few key themes that are likely to…
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Neighbourhood data on… Communities

5th October 2020

This series looks at a few key themes that are likely to…
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The early impact of COVID-19 on ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods

22nd July 2020

Analysis of the early impacts of COVID-19 has shown that there are…
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