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Benefit sanctions statistics: Quality Assurance of Administrative Data report

This report contains information on the Benefit Sanction statistics administrative data sources used by DWP, as well as quality assessments on each source.

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This report contains information on the Benefit Sanction Official Statistics administrative data sources used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), as well as quality assessments on each source.

The UK Statistics Authority have published a regulatory standard including a Quality Assurance of Administrative Data (QAAD) toolkit. The toolkit was developed to help assure the quality of administrative data and in recognition of the increasing role that such data is playing in the production of Official Statistics.

Published 14 May 2024