Press & media
Press kit
Everything journalists, researchers and broadcasters need to cite UKStats accurately — who we are, how we work, and exactly how to credit the figures.
Key facts
- What it is
- An independent, free register of official UK statistics
- Sources
- 14 official publishers, linked from every figure
- Figures
- 79 tracked official series with full history where published
- Updates
- Checked daily; every figure shows its age and next release date
- Funding
- Voluntary donations only — no advertising, no paywalls, no data sales
- Independence
- Not affiliated with, funded by, or endorsed by any government body
Our mission
To put the UK's official numbers in one honest place — sourced, dated and free — so anyone can check the facts in seconds instead of hunting across dozens of government websites.
- • Official sources, never estimated or invented — the few non-official feeds (such as weather model data) are labelled as such
- • Every figure shows its source, period, age and next release
- • "No live feed" shown plainly where a publisher offers no data
- • Free to use, embed and share; funded by voluntary donations
Editorial standards
Sourcing
Every figure on UKStats is republished verbatim from an official public body. We do not estimate, interpolate, model or adjust any number. Where a publisher offers no machine-readable feed, the card says "No live feed" and links to the publisher rather than showing a figure.
Provenance
Each figure carries its publisher, reference period, publication date, data age and next scheduled release, with a direct link to the original publication. Journalists can — and should — verify any figure at its source in one click.
Corrections
If a publisher revises a figure, UKStats reflects the revision on the next daily check and records the change in its public change log. To report an error, email admin@xpre.ai — corrections from verifiable official sources are applied promptly.
Independence
UKStats is independent of government, political parties and campaign groups. It carries no advertising and sells no data. Running costs are covered by voluntary donations.
How to cite us
Please cite the original publisher for each figure — every card links to it. Credit UKStats as the place you found it.
Source: ONS, via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk)
UKStats (2026). UK National Data Register. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://ukstats.co.uk
Figures: official UK statistics compiled by UKStats
Usage rights
The underlying figures are published by their respective bodies, most under the Open Government Licence , which permits reuse with attribution. UKStats' own presentation — charts, embeds and the daily written record — is free for editorial use with a credit and link to ukstats.co.uk. No permission is needed for news reporting, commentary or academic use.
Data sources
| Publisher | What we use |
|---|---|
| Office for National Statistics (ONS) | Inflation, debt, population, migration, labour market, public finances, crime (PFA tables) |
| Home Office | Irregular arrivals, small boats, asylum costs, visas, police workforce |
| HM Land Registry | UK House Price Index |
| Bank of England | Bank Rate |
| MI5 / JTAC | National terrorism threat level |
| Met Office | Weather warnings and observations |
| Environment Agency | Flood warnings |
| UKHSA | Weather-health alerts |
| Defra | Daily Air Quality Index |
| Police.uk | Street-level crime |
| Ministry of Defence | Defence spending and personnel |
| Public Health Scotland | Scottish NHS performance |
| OECD / FCDO | Official development assistance |
| Electoral Commission | Registered political parties |
Media kit
Colours & type
Navy ground, electric blue accent. Archivo and IBM Plex Mono.
About UKStats — boilerplate
UKStats (ukstats.co.uk) is an independent, free register of official UK statistics. It brings figures from the ONS, Home Office, Bank of England, HM Land Registry, MI5, the Met Office and other public bodies into one place, showing every figure with its source, reference period, age and next scheduled release. UKStats never estimates or invents figures: where no official machine-readable feed exists, it says so and links to the publisher. It is funded by voluntary donations and is not affiliated with any government body.
Press contact
For comment, interviews, data checks, corrections or embargo questions, email the press team — media enquiries are answered first.
admin@xpre.ai
Published something using our figures? Submit it to our media coverage page and we'll link to it with a thumbnail.