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Deprivation Indicators

Commons · Question 45952 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of reliability of the Index of Multiple Deprivation to accurately reflect levels of deprivation and need.

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Answered by Jim McMahon, 28 Apr 2025

The English Indices for Deprivation are a designated National Statistic. They have demonstrated, through assessment, that they meet the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value, set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics by the Office for Stati...