Evidence and data gaps areas of disadvantage, for Is Britain Fairer? is on an extensive example, where people’s and rigorous process of gathering and characteristics intersect. analysing evidence across ten key areas of people’s lives such Some small groups of people such as education, health and standard of as those aged over the age of 80, living. The collection of evidence was transgender people, Gypsies and done for the whole of Britain including, Travellers, children and people where available, disaggregated data affected by abuse and exploitation, for Wales, Scotland and England. The are often invisible in the data. core quantitative data we use covers the period 2008 to 2013. This has been The Welsh Government and public supplemented by some more recent authorities in Wales should take steps quantitative and qualitative evidence. to improve the evidence collected. The Commission sought stakeholder In this report, all evidence cited is for at round-table discussions and Wales unless otherwise stated. Data conferences to test and verify findings. has been sourced from Is Britain Fairer? and its accompanying reviews of In undertaking this review, it is clear evidence. that more comprehensive and better quality evidence is needed to enable us Notwithstanding some data gaps, to assess progress. Is Wales Fairer? provides a clear, evidence-based assessment of where Sometimes the data is not there has been progress, where we have available at all, and it is often fallen back and where there has been no impossible to undertake a more change at all. sophisticated assessment of key
Evidence and data gaps Is Britain Fairer? is on an extensive and rigorous process of gathering and analysing evidence across ten key areas of people’s lives such as education, health and standard of living. The collection of evidence was done for the whole of Britain including, where available, disaggregated data for Wales, Scotland and England. The core quantitative data we use covers the period 2008 to 2013. This has been supplemented by some more recent quantitative and qualitative evidence. The Commission sought stakeholder at round-table discussions and conferences to test and verify findings. In undertaking this review, it is clear that more comprehensive and better quality evidence is needed to enable us to assess progress. Sometimes the data is not available at all, and it is often impossible to undertake a more sophisticated assessment of key areas of disadvantage, for example, where people’s characteristics intersect. Some small groups of people such as those aged over the age of 80, transgender people, Gypsies and Travellers, children and people affected by abuse and exploitation, are often invisible in the data. The Welsh Government and public authorities in Wales should take steps to improve the evidence collected. In this report, all evidence cited is for Wales unless otherwise stated. Data has been sourced from Is Britain Fairer? and its accompanying reviews of evidence. Notwithstanding some data gaps, Is Wales Fairer? provides a clear, evidence-based assessment of where there has been progress, where we have fallen back and where there has been no change at all.
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