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Add metadata to data you are publishing so search engines can find the data you’ve published and display structured results for users.
Data First is an ambitious data-linking programme led by the Ministry of Justice and funded by ADR UK.
Explains what personal data is collected by the Department for Education and how it is handled.
Section last updated January 2024.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
This page collates our findings on gender data following the Open Government Week 2019
Guidance on the process to request data to support research into forensic information databases.
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