QUALITY REPORT ESSPROS CORE SYSTEM (according to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1322/2007 of 12 November 2007, published in OJ L294, 13.11.2007, p.5) MEMBER STATE: UK REFERENCE YEAR: 2015 REPORT ISSUED: 21/09/2017
1. Accuracy and Reliability / Geographical coverage 1.1 Coverage of data source*- (part 1) Name of data source Type of data source used (1) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Frequency of the data source in months (2) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Time lag in months (2)(3) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Schemes covered (please indicate which scheme numbers are covered by this data source) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) HM Revenue and Customs Administrative 3 months 16 months 1,8, 46 Welsh Government Administrative 12 months 17 months 2,3,4,5,6,7,33,37,38 Scottish Government Administrative 12 months 16 months 2,3,12,13,35,37,38 Department for Health Administrative 12 months 17 months 2,3,4,33 Department of Health, Social Services Administrative 12 months 17 months 2, 3,4,5,7,33 and Public Safety, Northern Department for Education Administrative 12 months 13 months 5, 37, 38 Department for Social Development, Administrative 3 months 15 months 8,18,28,29,39,42,43 Northern Department for Work and Pensions Administrative 3 months 17 months 8,18,28,29,39,42,43,45, 47 Office for National Statistics National Accounts 12 months 16 months 9 Office for National Statistics National Accounts 12 months 13 months 25 Office for National Statistics National Accounts 12 months 14 months 26, 27 Office for National Statistics Survey 12 months 16 months 44 Department for Employment and Administrative 12 months 15 months 12,13,38,45 Learning, Northern Ministry of Defence Administrative 12 months 15 months 17,19 Ministry of Justice Administrative 12 months 7 months 35 Department of Justice Northern Administrative 12 months 15 months 35,36 Criminal Injuries Compensation Administrative 12 months 15 months 36 Authority Health and Social Care Information Administrative 12 months 17 months 37 Centre Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Administrative 12 months 17 months 8,12,13 * Please be exhaustive by mentioning all schemes. 1. Please specify: "Administrative data", "Register based data", "National Accounts", "Survey", "Census", "Other". For category "Other", please specify the type. 2. Please specify: "3 months", "6 months", or "12 months" or etc. 3. The time lag is the period between reference year (31st of December of reference year) and the moment in which data sources are available. Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 2 of 11
1.1 Coverage of data sources (part 2) please note that part 1 and part 2 is in fact one table and have only been separated to facilitate the completion of the table Name of data source (Please indicate the same data sources as in table 1.1 part 1) HM Revenue and Customs Welsh Government Scottish Government Department of Health Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Department for Education Department for Social Development, Northern Department for Work and Pensions Office for National Statistics Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ministry of Defence//DASA Ministry of Justice Department of Justice Northern Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Health and Social Care Information Centre Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Any additional information regarding this data source (i.e. reports on problems -including delays- which lead to estimation of data) (4) (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Due to a change in methodology, the Scottish Government no longer provides a return for Schemes 4, 5, 6 and 7. These flows are now captured elsewhere in their returns. Geographical coverage (i.e. which parts of the country are covered by this data source) (5) (see regulation point 1.2.1) 1,8, 46 United Kingdom 2,3,4,5,6,7,33,37,38 Wales 2,3, 12,13, 35,37,38 - Scotland 2,3,4,33 Great Britain 2, 3,4,5,7,33 Northern 5, 37, 38 Great Britain 8,18,28,29,39,42,43, 46 Northern 8, 9,18,28,29,39,42,43, 45, 47 Great Britain 9,25,26,27,44 United Kingdom 12, 13, 38,45 Northern 17,19 United Kingdom 35 England and Wales 35, 36 Northern 36 Great Britain 37 - England 8, 12, 13 -England 4. Please fill in this column only in cases of: delays, data source containing estimations, incomplete coverage for some schemes. In cases of incomplete schemes, please specify the code of Expenditure, Receipts, and Benefits that are not covered. 5. Please indicate "Full coverage" if the data source covers the whole country. If the data source contains data for some regions only, please specify the region. 1.2 Where appropriate (e.g. if cross-sources are used), please indicate the benefits concerned by the different types of data sources (see regulation point 1.1.1.1) Scheme concerned Benefit concerned Data sources cross-covering the benefits Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 3 of 11
(please, specify at least two data sources) 2 1111211,1111222, Department of Health 2 1111211, 1111222, 1111221 Welsh Government 2 1111211, 1111222 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern 2 1111211, 1111222, 1111221 Scottish Government 3 1111222 Department of Health 3 1111222 Welsh Government 3 1111222 Scottish government 3 1111222 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern 4 1111222 Department of Health 4 1111222 Welsh Government 5 1151204 Department for Education 5 1151204 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern 8 1151111 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 8 1111111, 1112111, 1121111, 1131111, 1131121, Department for Work and Pensions 1141111, 1151111, 1161111 8 1111111, 1112111, 1121111, 1131111, 1131121, Department of Social Development Northern 1141111, 1151111, 1161111 12 1161202 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 12 1161202, 1161114 Scottish Government 12 1161202, 1161114 Department For Employment and Learning Northern 13 1161202, 1161114 Department for Work and Pensions 13 1161202, 1161114 Scottish Government 13 1161202 Welsh Government 18 1131111, 1131121 Department for Work and Pensions 18 1131111, 1131121 Department of Social Development Northern 28 1112111, 1122111, 1132111, 1142122, 1152114, Department for Work and Pensions 1152121, 1161115, 1162111, 1162115, 1182111, 1182121 28 1112111, 1122111, 1132111, 1142122, 1152114, Department of Social Development Northern 1152121, 1161115, 1162111, 1162115, 1182111, 1182121 29 1121111, 1121113, 1121123, 1131114, 1151114 Department for Work and Pensions 29 1121111, 1121113, 1121123, 1131114, 1151114 Department of Social Development Northern 33 1152204 Department of Health Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 4 of 11
33 1152204 Welsh Government 33 1152204 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern 35 1181121 Ministry of Justice 35 1182203 Scottish Government 35 1181121, 1182203 Department of Justice Northern 36 1121123 Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority 36 1121123 Department of Justice Northern 37 1122201, 1122202, 1132201, 1132202, 1181202 Department of Health 37 1122201, 1122202, 1132201, 1132202, 1151202, Welsh Government 1151203, 1181202 37 11151202, 1151203 Department for Education 38 1151204 Welsh Government 38 1151204 Scottish Government 38 1151204 Department for Education 38 1151204 Department for Employment and Learning Northern 39 1172211, 1172212 Department for Work and Pensions 39 1172211, 1172212 Department for Employment and Learning Northern 42 1131111 Department for Work and Pensions 42 1131111 Department of Social Development Northern 43 1121111, 1122111, 1131114 Department for Work and Pensions 43 1121111, 1122111, 1131114 Department for Employment and Learning Northern 45 1161114, 1161202 Department for Work and Pensions 45 1161114, 1161202 Department for Education and Learning Northern 46 1151113, 1181111 HM Revenue and Customs 47 1111211, 1122111, 122202, 1152113, 1152114, 1162111, 11172212, 118211 Department for Work and Pensions Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 5 of 11
1.3 Geographical comparability* (see regulation point 1.2.1) Degree of coverage in terms of schemes (6) (if there are cases of schemes only partially covered or schemes missed or not available) Scheme 4; Scotland does not provide data under this scheme. Scheme 5; Scotland does not provide data under this scheme, recorded in other schemes. Scheme 6; Only Wales completes this scheme. Scotland has completed this scheme in previous years, but now records under scheme 2. Scheme 7; Completed by Wales and Northern only. Scheme 12; Nil return for Wales Scheme 13; Nil return for Wales and Northern Scheme 33; Nil return for Scotland Scheme 35; Nil return for Wales Scheme 37; Great Britain only Scheme 47; Great Britain only Degree of coverage in terms of receipts, expenditure and detailed benefits (if part of expenditures, receipts or detailed benefits are not available) Cases of non-application of the ESSPROS methodology in the form of a comprehensive list (whether there are cases (both schemes and benefits) of possible non-adherence with the ESSPROS methodology: provision from specific sources, for example, could imply the use of definitions and methodologies not in line with our Manual) * Please note that this table is referred to coverage and consistency with ESSPROS methodology of final figures. 6. If a scheme is completely missing in the final figures; please specify its number in the first column and in the second column specify "Missing". If only some expenditures, receipts or benefits of a certain scheme are missing in the final figures, please specify in the first column the number of the scheme and in the second column the codes of items that are missing. 2. Methodologies and assumptions used in the estimates of statistics (see regulation point 1.1.1.2) Scheme Estimates for schemes on which no data are available (7) Estimates for missing receipts, expenditure and detailed benefits, if: (please explain methodologies used for all estimations) Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 6 of 11
(please explain methodologies used for all estimations) (a) data are completely lacking (b) the breakdown for one benefit or group of benefit is missing (8) Scheme 26 All observations in Scheme 26 for 2013 onwards These were modelled by assuming constant growth rates. Scheme 47 All expenditure observations Universal Credit was introduced to address a variety of social protection needs, often occurring simultaneously. It is being rolled out to replace several benefits: income-based Jobseeker s Allowance (JSA) Housing Benefit Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credit income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Income Support Scheme 01 Scheme 09 Scheme 10 Scheme 11 Scheme 14 Scheme 15 Scheme 16 Scheme 19 Scheme 20 Scheme 21 Scheme 22 Scheme 23 Scheme 24 Receipts data are not available for these schemes. It has been assumed total receipts equal total expenditure. A total expenditure figure is available. This has been split among the various benefit categories on a legacy benefit basis. Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 7 of 11
Changes in the data sources used (9) Changes in the methods used for estimating data (10) Revisions of data due to conceptual adjustments (11) Revisions of data due to availability of final statistics (12) Other revisions of data (e.g. due to quality review actions) Scheme 25 Scheme 26 Scheme 27 Scheme 28 Scheme 30 Scheme 31 Scheme 32 Scheme 34 Scheme 39 Scheme 40 Scheme 41 Scheme 42 Scheme 43 Scheme 46 Scheme 47 7. If a scheme is completely estimated, please specify the methodology in the second column. If only some expenditures, receipts or benefits of one scheme are estimated, please specify the methodology in the third or fourth column. 8. E.g. breakdown of one benefit into means-tested and non-means-tested benefit or breakdown of cash benefit specific to one function into several detailed benefits. 3. Revision of statistics to be filled in for the previous years data only (In the first column, please indicate the scheme involved, in the second column, the items involved, then thick with an 'X' the column that corresponds to the type of the revision and, where it is the case, please describe in the last column each revision with a few words, specifying if it is extraordinary (very rare) or ordinary (it can happen regularly). (see regulation point 2.1.3) Type of revision Scheme Items Years revised Details on the revision Scheme 08 1111111 1121111 2014 X Ordinary reclassification of claims for Employment Support Allowance between categories of ESA Scheme 12 2220002 2014 X Correction of error Scheme 12 1161202 2014 X Correction of error Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 8 of 11
Scheme 13 2220002 2014 X Correction of error Scheme 13 2420007 2014 X Improved methodology Scheme 13 1161202 2014 X Correction of error Scheme 17 1121112 2007 to 2014 X Correction of error Scheme 17 1121123 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 17 1141111 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 19 2220002 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 19 1111221 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 27 2110201 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 27 2110202 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 27 2110203 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 27 2110205 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 27 2110206 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 28 1141111 2014 X Correction of error Scheme 29 1131111 2007 to 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 33 1151204 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 35 1181121 2014 X Ordinary Scheme 38 2220002 2014 X Ordinary 9. E.g. changes in the set of the data sources (new data sources, disappearing of an old one); additional information supplied by certain data sources; other changes in data sources. 10. E.g. changes in the methods used, revised methods to put the information supplied by data sources in line with the ESSPROS methodology or other changes in methods. 11. E.g. changes in the ESSPROS methodology; in the social protection system; in classifications or definitions other than ESSPROS; etc. 12. E.g. final figures are provided by the data sources; or provisional estimation are replaced by information that was missing in the last data collection; etc. 3. bis Changes in the application of the methodology to be filled in for the reference year data only (In the first column, please indicate the scheme involved, in the second column, the items involved, then describe in the other columns each change with a few words) Scheme Items Details on the change Break in time series (13) (yes or not) Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 9 of 11
Changes in the data sources used (9) Changes in the methods used for estimating data (10) Changes due to conceptual adjustments (11) Other 13. Break occurring when there is a change in the standards for defining and observing a variable over time 4. Other information related to Quality 4.1 Quantitative data 4.2 Qualitative information* *E.g. If there are some items not covered by QI, please specify the reason and, if it is possible, their relative importance in respect to the total expenditure, etc. 4.3 Dissemination policy in the country* Are these data published in your At what timeliness? (in months) (15) State any specific publication (and eventually the link) Are they part of regular publications? Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 10 of 11
country? (14) Most DWP data can be obtained from their website using the tabulation tool 3 months http://83.244.183.180/ 100pc/tabtool.html No *Optional 14. Please specify "yes everything", "yes, only the following part ", "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format" or no". In case of "yes, but not in the ESSPROS format", please explain. 15. Please specify how many months after the period of reference the data are published (the period of reference for this collection was 31 st December of reference year). (yes or not) Quality Report ESSPROS core system Page 11 of 11