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Crime and fear of crime harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about crime and fear of crime to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Economic activity status, National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) and employment related harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about economic activity status to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Number of employees and number of self-employed persons harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about employment variables to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Hours worked and full-time equivalent (FTE) harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about employment variables to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Homelessness harmonisation guidance

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about homelessness to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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National identity harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about national identity to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Demographic information harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about demographic information to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Benefits and tax credits harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about benefits and tax credits to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Religion harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about religion to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Education attainment and qualifications harmonised principle

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about education attainment and qualifications to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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