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National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals: Quality report

A summary of the quality of the statistics on National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals.

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This document provides information on the quality of the statistics on National Insurance number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals.

It details how the statistics meet the principles within the 3 pillars of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics:

  • trustworthiness
  • quality
  • value

National Insurance number is sometimes shortened to NINo in Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statististical publications.

Published 29 June 2020
Last updated 15 March 2021 + show all updates
  1. Revised version updated to reflect changes in the supply of Migrant Workers data to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), see paragraphs 1.6.1 and 1.6.3 of the document.

  2. Published a revised version - updated to support the latest release of National Insurance number allocations statistics, also published today (26 November 2020).

  3. First published.