This cross-Government initiative also involved the co-operation and partnership of data suppliers across departments, agencies and other organisations.
[2] [3] The Scottish Government continues to provide local statistics via Statistics.Gov.Scot and Census area profiles.
The absence of information about neighbourhoods produced a series of failings at all levels, with policy makers unaware of the scale and location of problems but when small area information is collected and made easily available, it can radically improve strategies and service delivery.
NeSS provided a powerful platform through which high quality small area data for England and Wales was disseminated to an expanding audience.
Neighbourhood Statistics contained datasets covering Health, Housing, Education, Deprivation, Age, Ethnicity and 2011 Census data.