Repositories list

• FOI-Uturn

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  Police unit blocking FOI requests U-turns on promised reforms

  foifoiafreedom-of-information+ 2policingshareddataunit

  0•0•0•0•Updated Oct 20, 2025Oct 20, 2025

• shared-data-unit

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  An explanation of the BBC Shared Data Unit and what we do

  aboutshareddataunit

  9•51•0•0•Updated Oct 10, 2025Oct 10, 2025

• premium-bonds

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  BBC-Data-Unit/premium-bonds’s past year of commit activity
  £100m of premium bond prizes remain unclaimed

  personal-financeshareddataunitpremium-bonds

  0•0•0•0•Updated Aug 29, 2025Aug 29, 2025

• council-asset-sales

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  Communities across the UK are paying for spiralling levels of council borrowing with a fire sale of publicly owned facilities, a BBC study has found.

  financeassetsborrowing+ 3debtcouncilsshareddataunit

  0•0•0•0•Updated Aug 28, 2025Aug 28, 2025

• council-debt-23

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  BBC-Data-Unit/council-debt-23’s past year of commit activity
  Councils in crisis: Town Hall debt levels staggering, MPs warn

  financeborrowingdebt+ 4councilsflourishshareddataunitlocalgov

  1•0•0•0•Updated Aug 27, 2025Aug 27, 2025

• fake-medicines

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  BBC-Data-Unit/fake-medicines’s past year of commit activity
  Deadly new drugs found in fake medicines in the UK

  crimedrugsshareddataunit+ 3nitazenescounterfeit-medicinesynthetic-opioids

  0•0•0•0•Updated Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 2025

• police_evidence

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  BBC-Data-Unit/police_evidence’s past year of commit activity
  Each year thousands of prosecutions collapse because key pieces of evidence are not available.

  forensicspoliceshareddataunit

  0•0•0•0•Updated Aug 5, 2025Aug 5, 2025

• police-transparency

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  BBC-Data-Unit/police-transparency’s past year of commit activity
  Police FOI unit dubbed 'authoritarian censor'

  freedom-of-informationpolicingshareddataunit

  HTML

  •0•0•0•0•Updated Jun 27, 2025Jun 27, 2025

• DLA-to-PIP

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  'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits

  childrenhealthpip+ 8benefitsyoungteenagersdisabilitywelfaredwpshareddataunit+ 1

  0•0•0•0•Updated May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

• Toxic_land

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  BBC-Data-Unit/Toxic_land’s past year of commit activity
  Thousands of parcels of potentially contaminated land, which have never been checked by local councils, could be posing a risk to health and even life.

  environmentflourish

  0•1•0•0•Updated Mar 19, 2025Mar 19, 2025

• art-uk

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  Illuminating facts about the UK's art collection

  artrculture

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  •2•8•1•0•Updated Mar 12, 2025Mar 12, 2025

• hospitalbuildings

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  NHS crisis: Patient care hit by disrepair in buildings

  healthnhsbuildings+ 2flourishparameterisation

  Jupyter Notebook

  •1•0•0•0•Updated Jan 22, 2025Jan 22, 2025

• councils-cuts

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  Children face 'lifetime cost' of council crisis

  local-governmentcouncilsdisability+ 2shareddataunitchildrens-services

  1•0•0•0•Updated Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 2024

• incinerators

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  Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power

  environmentenergyfoi+ 6recyclingflourishshareddataunitparameterisationbbcsduincineration

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  •1•0•0•0•Updated Oct 22, 2024Oct 22, 2024

• libraries-2024

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  Public libraries in 'crisis' as councils cut services

  librariesfoicouncils+ 2cutsshareddataunit

  0•1•0•0•Updated Oct 8, 2024Oct 8, 2024

• blue-badges

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  Blue badge permit 'shocking disparity' revealed

  disabilitiesdisabilityshareddataunit+ 2coronavirusblue-badges

  0•0•0•0•Updated Sep 23, 2024Sep 23, 2024

• Synthetic_opioids

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  The UK government is behind the curve in tracking the spread of new super-strength drugs.

  healthcrimedrugs+ 3heroinshareddataunitnitazenes

  0•0•0•0•Updated Sep 9, 2024Sep 9, 2024

• food-hygiene

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  Delays in food hygiene inspections a 'serious public health issue'

  foodhealthpublic-health+ 4fsashareddataunitfood-hygiene-ratingsfood-hygiene

  Jupyter Notebook

  •1•0•0•0•Updated Aug 8, 2024Aug 8, 2024

• social-care-crisis

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  Social care in crisis

  healthnhssocialcare

  Jupyter Notebook

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  Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal

  •0•0•0•0•Updated Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023

• no-DSS-continues

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  Benefit claimants face landlord discrimination despite ruling

  scrapinghousingdss+ 2discriminationshareddataunit

  1•0•0•0•Updated Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 2023

• sex-offender-name-changes

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  Hundreds of UK sex offenders went missing, figures show

  crimeshareddataunitsex-offenders

  0•0•0•0•Updated Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 2023

• electricity-theft

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  Electricity theft at record levels in England and Wales - BBC analysis

  0•0•0•0•Updated Oct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023

• police_misconduct

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  The Shared Data Unit's investigation into misconduct in police forces in England and Wales.

  policejusticemisconduct+ 2shareddataunitparameterisation

  HTML

  •3•0•0•0•Updated Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023

• council-finances-23

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  Black hole in town hall budgets rises to £5bn

  financecouncilsshareddataunit+ 1localgov

  1•1•0•0•Updated Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023

• Liquidations_rise

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  The background and data behind the Shared Data Unit's recent regional study of UK business insolvencies

  businesseconomyfuelprice+ 2covid-19ukrainewar

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  •0•0•1•0•Updated Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023

• energy-efficiency-private-rental

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  Renting: Six out of 10 renters live in energy-inefficient homes

  environmentenergyhousing+ 2energy-efficiencyshareddataunit

  R

  •0•3•0•0•Updated Apr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023

• council_covid_bankrupt

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  UK councils fear bankruptcy amid Covid-19 costs

  financehealthcouncils+ 2bankruptcycoronavirus

  1•2•1•0•Updated Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023

• council-reserves

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  English councils warned about 'running out' of reserve cash

  fundingfinancer+ 2councilsreserves

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  •0•1•0•0•Updated Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023

• Council_cuts_during_the_pandemic

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  An analysis of the financial pressures facing UK councils as they emerged from the pandemic.

  financecouncilsshareddataunit+ 2bankruptcycoronavirus

  0•2•0•0•Updated Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023

• deaths-of-people-claiming-benefits

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  Deaths of people on benefits prompt inquiry call

  benefitsshareddataunitdepartment-for-work-and-pensions+ 1benefits-system

  Jupyter Notebook

  •0•0•0•0•Updated Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023