Government does not always see data as a priority and data quality is often inadequate.36 The NAO reported in 2019 that the quality and sharing of data is a clear example of a neglected and poorly planned activity, and there is a culture of tolerating and working around poor-quality data.37 We have drawn attention to poor data and a lack of joined up systems in numerous reports over the years, recently including for example, on supporting the vulnerable during lockdown, on tackling the tax ga...

Government does not always see data as a priority and data quality is often inadequate.36 The NAO reported in 2019 that the quality and sharing of data is a clear example of a neglected and poorly planned activity, and there is a culture of tolerating and working around poor-quality data.37 We have drawn attention to poor data and a lack of joined up systems in numerous reports over the years, recently including for example, on supporting the vulnerable during lockdown, on tackling the tax gap, on effective regulation of gambling, on dealing with rough sleepers, and on identifying and tackling fraud and error.38 We also reported in 2019 on ho Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: April 2025 4.2 The strategy will be completely delivered by April 2025; however, an interim progress report will be produced by December 2023. 4.3 The Central Digital and D