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Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Statistics: UK, 2021/22

This release is the annual first release of Graduate Outcomes survey data and covers UK higher education providers (HEPs) and further education colleges (FECs) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Data is collected approximately 15 months after HE course completion.

Following an assessment from the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), the Graduate Outcomes data publication has been awarded official statistics accreditation. Please see the Graduate Outcomes data awarded official statistics accreditation and OSR report for more detail.

This bulletin has been produced by Jisc in collaboration with statisticians from the Department for Education, the Office for Students, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland. It has been released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Organization: Higher Education Statistics Agency
Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Statistics: UK, 2020/21

Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Statistics: UK, 2020/21

This Statistical Bulletin is the annual first release of Graduate Outcomes survey data. These experimental statistics cover UK higher education providers (HEPs) including alternative providers (APs) and further education colleges (FECs) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Data is collected approximately 15 months after HE course completion.

The 2020/21 Graduate Outcomes cohort finished their qualifications in the second academic year affected by COVID-19. While Cohort A finished their qualifications during late summer and early autumn 2020, in a period of relatively loose restrictions, restrictions began to increase over the course of the academic year. Cohort B graduated into a period of short national lockdowns, followed by the start of the second national lockdown in January 2021. Cohort C likewise graduated in lockdown, but the progress of the vaccination programme led to a gradual easing of restrictions as spring progressed; by the time Cohort D, the largest Graduate Outcomes cohort, began to finish their qualifications in May 2021, most adults had been offered a first vaccine dose, and restrictions were gradually being phased out across the UK.

The circumstances under which 2020/21 graduates were surveyed were quite different. As surveying for Cohort A opened in December 2021, Omicron variant cases were rising and new guidance was being issued requiring masks in indoor spaces and encouraging people to work from home where possible, the new restrictions were considerably more lenient than those which were introduced a year previously. By the time the Cohort B survey period opened in March 2022, all legal restrictions had been lifted in England, and remaining restrictions were phased out in other nations over the next few months. Although COVID cases rose from the start of June to a summer peak in early July, no legal restrictions were in place during the survey periods for Cohorts C and D. An insight briefing provides further detail on analysis undertaken to explore the impact of the pandemic, and the conclusions identified.

This statistical bulletin has been produced by HESA in collaboration with statisticians from the Office for Students, the Department for Education, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government and the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland. It has been released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Organization: Higher Education Statistics Agency
Horsham District Council Article Four Directions

Please visit our Open Data hub : https://horsham-district-council-open-data-hub-horsham.hub.arcgis.com/

Horsham District Council Article 4 Directions. An Article 4 Direction is made by a local planning authority. It restricts the scope of permitted development rights either in relation to a particular area or site, or a particular type of development anywhere in the authority's area. Where an article 4 direction is in effect, a planning application may be required for development that would otherwise have been permitted development. Article 4 Directions are used to control works that could threaten the character of an area of acknowledged importance, such as a conservation area. This data depicts the areas of the Horsham district covered by this type of control order. Polygon data captured against Ordnance Survey Mastermap from boundary alignments marked on official designation maps.
Attribute fields included:
1. REFVAL = Record reference
2. CONDESC = Description of the area
3. STARTD = Designation date

Tags: conservation
Organization: Horsham District Council
Horsham District Council Built Up Polygon

Please visit our Open Data hub : https://horsham-district-council-open-data-hub-horsham.hub.arcgis.com/

Horsham District Council Built Up Area Boundaries.
A built up area boundary defines a policy line which separates urban land, on which development may be acceptable, from the countryside, within which it is not. Built up areas have been defined for most of the towns and villages in the Horsham area, although some of the smaller villages have no built up area boundary and are treated as being within the countryside for policy purposes. Polygon data captured against Ordnance Survey Mastermap from boundary alignments marked on official designation maps and from original change direct to existing data.
Attribute fields included:
1. REFVAL = Record reference
2. CONDESC = Description of the area
3. STARTD = Start date

Tags: conservation
Organization: Horsham District Council
Performance Dashboard Pet passports

This dashboard shows information about how the Pet passports service is currently performing. 

This is a "beta" service.
The dashboard shows number of digital transactions, total cost of transactions, cost per transaction and take-up of
digital services.
Performance Dashboards are likely to be used by many people, including:
>>government service managers and their teams
>>journalists
>>students and researchers
>>members of the public interested in how public services are performing
The service also provides the option of a download of the data.

Organization: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
FCA: Mortgage lending statistics - Q1 2024 - June 2024

The FCA and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) both have responsibility for the regulation of mortgage lenders and administrators. They jointly publish the mortgage lending statistics every quarter.

Since the beginning of 2007, around 340 regulated mortgage lenders and administrators have been required to submit a Mortgage Lending and Administration Return (MLAR) each quarter, providing data on their mortgage lending activities.

##Latest findings
* The outstanding value of all residential mortgage loans decreased by 0.1% from the previous quarter to £1,654.9 billion, and was 1.4% lower than a year earlier.
 
* The value of gross mortgage advances decreased by 2.6% from the previous quarter to £51.6 billion, the lowest since 2020 Q2, and was 12.0% lower than a year earlier.
 
* The value of new mortgage commitments (lending agreed to be advanced in the coming months) increased by 30.8% from the previous quarter to £60.1 billion, and was 31.2% greater than a year earlier.


Organization: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
National Lung Cancer Audit State of the Nation Report 2024

The National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) evaluates how the care received by people diagnosed with lung cancer in England and Wales compares with recommended practice and provides information that supports healthcare providers, commissioners, and regulators to improve the care for patients. The NLCA reports a set of process and outcome measures that cover important aspects of the care pathway for people diagnosed with lung cancer.

In the NLCA State of the Nation report 2024, we give an overview of the patterns of care and outcomes for 36,886 people diagnosed with lung cancer in England in 2022. A separate section provides describes results for 2,211 people diagnosed in Wales in 2022.

The report describes summarises the performance of lung cancer services in 2022 and compares this to the situation in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Organization: Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
Horsham District Council Conservation Areas

Please visit our Open Data hub : https://horsham-district-council-open-data-hub-horsham.hub.arcgis.com/

Horsham District Council Conservation Areas.
A conservation area is defined as an area of 'special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance'. Conservation areas were introduced through the Civic Amenities Act 1967. They are designated by local authorities under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Polygon data captured against Ordnance Survey Mastermap from alignments shown on existing paper plans of varying scales created over time since 1974.
Attribute fields included:
1. NAME = Name of conservation area;
2. STATUS = Status of conservation area;
3. DESIG = Designation date (dd-mmm-yyyy).

Organization: Horsham District Council
Forest and Woodland Strategy - Perth & Kinross

Adopted at March 2020, the strategy provides a strategic framework for the development of forest and woodland in Perth and Kinross (2014-2024) and sets out a local interpretation of the Scottish Forestry Strategy. It will be used to inform development management decisions that involve woodland creation and woodland removal alongside other relevant information. The Strategy is a land use plan to help identify areas where proposals for woodland creation and management may be supported and activities that will be encouraged through available funding. The extent to which specific proposals in potential areas will be supported will depend on site specific criteria detailed with in action plans, individual forest management plans, the Forest Design Framework etc. The design of schemes will require careful consideration. (For further detail see http://www.pkc.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=28220&p=0) CLASS: PREFERRED: Land will be that which offers the greatest scope to accommodate future expansion of a range of woodland types, and hence, to deliver on a very wide range of objectives. Within preferred areas sensitivities are, in general, likely to be limited, and it should be possible to address any particular site specific issues within well designed proposals that meet the UK Forestry Standard and associated guidelines. Most expansion is therefore likely to be focused on preferred areas. POTENTIAL: Land will be that which offers considerable potential to accommodate future expansion of a range of woodland types, but where at least one significant sensitivity exists. The extent to which specific proposals in potential areas will be supported will depend on how well sensitivities can be addressed within the proposals. The design of schemes will require careful consideration SENSITIVE: Areas where a combination of sensitivities means there will be limited scope to accommodate further woodland expansion unless that expansion demonstrably does not impact negatively on the identified sensitivity. Limited woodland expansion may be possible within sensitive areas where it is of a scale and character which can be accommodated without significant negative impacts and/or where it would positively enhance the features of interest locally. In some areas cumulative impact may also be a relevant consideration. UNSUITABLE: Areas assessed as being physically unsuitable for the growth and management of trees (based on the Land Capability for Forestry Map)

Tags: Forest, Land cover, Strategy, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Woodlands In & Around Towns (WIAT)

Woodlands In and Around Towns (WIAT) 

The Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT) Programme provides the focus for Scottish Forestry’s work on improving quality of life in towns and cities. 

The purpose of WIAT is to:

- Bring neglected woodland into active management.
- Work with people to help them use their local woodland.

There are four key characteristics of woodland that determine whether it improves quality of life:

1. Where it is
The woodland must be close to where people live and/or work.  We will undertake WIAT related activities within 1km of settlements of over 2000 people (Fig 1). Within the WIAT area, deprived areas are a priority.

2. How it is managed
Management for people will be the top priority in most WIAT woodlands. Woods should be safe and welcoming to all. WIAT woodland is also important for other aspects of forestry such as biodiversity.  Woodland involved in WIAT should be managed in accordance with the UK Forestry Standard.

3. How it is connected to other woodland and greenspace
WIAT will promote the creation and management of woodland that is close to other woodland and greenspace so that it contributes to green networks. Paths should link the networks.

4. How it is connected to people
Most of the activity in this programme is directed at the physical elements of WIAT: where it is, how it is managed, and how it is connected into green networks. However, reaching out to people should be part of every WIAT project to help people use woodland.

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Historic Marine Protected Areas

Historic Marine Protected Areas ‘Historic MPAs’ are designated under Section 67 of the Marine Scotland Act 2010 to protect marine historic assets (e.g historic shipwrecks) of national importance within Scottish territorial waters. 

The Scottish Government is committed to clean, healthy, safe, productive, biologically diverse marine and coastal environments, managed to meet the long-term needs of people and nature. This includes protecting and, where appropriate, enhancing our most important historic wrecks and other marine heritage sites in such a way that they can be valued and understood. One way Scottish Ministers can achieve this is by designating nationally important marine historic assets in Scottish territorial waters as Historic Marine Protected Areas under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. 

The data shows the boundaries of all Historic Marine Protected Areas in Scotland. You should refer to the Historic Marine Protected Area site documentation for exact locations of individual boundary points and supplementary information.

Tags: Archaeology, Marine Archaeology, Marine Conservation Area, Marine Environment, Protected Area, Protected Sites, Protected sites, designation, marine protected areas
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Map of soil erosion risk (partial cover)

The map shows the risk of a bare soil being eroded by water under intense or prolonged rainfall and primarily covers the cultivated land in Scotland. Soils with mineral topsoils have been classified separately from those with organic (peaty) surface layers. The risk of soil erosion is shown in 3 main classes for soils with mineral topsoils; High, Moderate or Low. The risk of erosion is greatest on coarse textured soils with a low water adsorption capacity on steep slopes. Each main class is divided into 3 subclasses (H1-3, M1-3 and L1-3) with the greater numbers in each risk class indicating a higher risk of erosion due to increases in slope, soil textures becoming more coarse and/or the soils having a lesser ability to absorb rainfall.
The risk of soil erosion for soils with organic (peaty) surfaces is also shown in 3 classes; High, Moderate or Low. The Moderate and Low erosion risk classes are divided into subclasses (Mi–iv and Li-iii) with the greater numbers (i-iv) in each risk class indicating a higher risk of erosion due to increases in slope and/or the soils having a lesser ability to absorb rainfall.

Tags: Soil, erosion, soil erosion
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Woodland Grant Scheme 2

The Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS) provided incentives for people to create and manage woodlands on sites all over Great Britain.  The Forestry Commission (now Scottish Forestry) paid grants for establishing and looking after woodlands and forests.

To qualify for grant the applicant had to meet the standards of environmental protection and practice set out in the Forestry Commission’s guidelines at that time.

WGS2 operated between June 1991 and September 1994. It was replaced by WGS3


Updates to scheme boundaries and grant aided areas were incorporated into the dataset on a regular basis until the end of 2012.  No further changes will be made after this time.

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Forestry, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, WGS, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Scotland Phase 6 - DSM

The Scottish Public Sector LiDAR (Phase 6) was initially captured by Fugro for Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN) from 2021 to 2022 to monitor their overhead power cable network under their Virtual World Asset Management programme. The Scottish Government procured this dataset for public use in 2022. This dataset reflects the Digital Surface Model (DSM) produced from the point cloud data.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Local Development Plan: Core Shopping Area - Argyll and Bute

Policy area within the main town centres where non-retail development is restricted
in the interests of sustaining the commercial integrity of the town centres and their central shopping
functions. Deisgnated in the Argyll and Bute adopted Local Development Plan 2015

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Land use, Planning & Cadastral
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
FGS Target Area - Woodlands for Riparian Benefits

This dataset identifies the target areas where a higher Forestry Grant Scheme payment rate is available for creation of new riparian woodlands.

The Woodlands for Riparian Benefits target area dataset identifies locations where riparian woodland creation can provide multiple benefits, which include: reducing river temperatures for Wild Salmon populations; slowing flows to support flood risk management, improving water body status under River Basin Management Plans (e.g. diffuse pollution, ecology, chemistry and physical condition), and improving biodiversity. 

In order to qualify for the higher Forestry Grant Scheme payment rate the woodland must support river management, water quality, flood mitigation and the Wild Salmon Strategy and these benefits must be clearly identified. The higher payment rates will apply to the following woodland creation options: Native Scots Pine, Native Upland Birch, Native Broadleaves and Native Low-density Broadleaves. 

The grant rate will be dependent on the extent to which an application is within the target area. For example, if 50 percent or more of each eligible option area within your application is within the target area, then the whole eligible option area will receive the higher payment rate. If less than 50 percent of each eligible option area within your application is within the target area, then the higher payment rate will not be applied. Please note that within any of the target areas the capital items such as fences and gates will remain at the standard payment rates.

The target area was created by buffering sections of river identified by James Hutton Institute's RIVERTOOL (Riparian Vegetation Ecosystem Services-based Ranking Tool) as providing most benefit from riparian planting.  The target area is a simple buffer and does not exclude unplantable areas such as the river itself, roads, or existing woodland.  Approximately 25% of the overall target area is covered by these unplantable features.

Tags: Afforestation, Environment, FGS, Forest Management, Forestry, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Planning, Riparian, River, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Local Development Plan: Valued Tourist Areas - Argyll and Bute

Valued Tourist Areas vulnerable to change of use, as identified in the Argyll and Bute adopted Local Development Plan 2015 - 
key sites within the overall tourism infrastructure of the planning area e.g. the main tourist caravan sites or bed and breakfast
areas that form part of an integral network of facilities, which if broken would be to the detriment of the whole network.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Environmental Policy; Planning, Land use
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
National Forest Estate Recreation Points GB

Physical recreation feature on the ground best depicted as point. These features a divided into eight Categories...

Signage - FC branded signs, information and navigational aids, which have management activity and investment (e.g. trailhead, waymarker, information board, access point, finger post).

Built feature - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Gate, stile, bin, barrier, ticket machine, counter, steps, footbridge, BBQ, bollard, service point (e.g. bike wash, tap)).

Forest furniture - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Bench, seat, picnic table).

Exercise - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Activity point).

Play equipment - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Play component, structure).

Viewpoint - A feature which has management activity and investment. 

Art feature - Purpose built and installed FC asset or agreed feature, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Art work, sculpture).

Forest entrance - Regularly used feature to gain access to the forest/FE estate (e.g. Car park or layby access point).

Miscellaneous - Features which do not fall into one of the existing feature types, but required to be captured for management purposes.

Within each Category there are a number of Asset types....

Trailhead
Way marker
 Interpretation
Information Board
Location Ladderboard
Gate
Stile
Bin
Barrier
Ticket Machine
Car Counter
Steps
Footbridge
BBQ
Fishing Pag
Stepping Stones
Bollard
Sculpture
Bench
Seat
Activity Point
Structure
Access point
Rendezvous Point
Play Component
Art Work
Finger Post
Flag Pole
Primary
Secondary
Culvert
Services Point
Picnic tables

...and Asset Subtypes...

Orienteering marker
Vehicle 
Pedestrian Only
A Dog Bin
Litter Bin
Donation
Charge
Heavy Vehicle
Light Vehicle
Pedestrian/horse
Pedestrian only
Permanent 
Removable
Dragons Teeth
Toddler
Children
Recycling Bin
Pay on Foot Barrier
Stone Built BBQ 
Picnic Table BBQ 
Metal
Wood
Bridle Gate
Restricted
Step Stile
Ladder Stile
Bike Wash
Tap
Sanitation Point
Standard
Access to all

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Land use, Landscape, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Scotland Phase 2 - LAS

The Scottish Public Sector LiDAR (Phase II) dataset was commissioned in response to the Flood Risk Management Act (2009) by the Scottish Government, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), sportscotland, and 13 Scottish local authorities. This extension of the Phase I dataset collected airborne LiDAR for 66 additional sites for the purposes of localised flood management. Data was collected between 29th November 2012 and 18th April 2014 totalling an area of 3,516 km2 (note the dataset does not have full national coverage). Aside from flood risk management, this data has also been used for archaeological and orienteering purposes.  This dataset reflects the LAS format point cloud data.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot