The Government Data Quality Framework

Towards a data quality culture: principles and practices to assess, communicate and improve the quality of data in government.

Description

Data held by the public sector is one of the UK’s most valuable assets. Government is committed to making better use of data, but concerns have been raised over its quality. Poor quality data prevents government from making effective, evidence-based decisions.

This framework provides government with a more structured approach to understanding, documenting and improving the quality of its data.


Read the Government Data Quality Framework

Updates to this page

Published 29 January 2025