Diversity among judges: a mixed picture
Figures show that an increasing percentage of judges are female. The same goes for ethnic minorities, although the statistics don't make this clear. Read
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Health
Is there a shortage of maternal mental health services?
Figures show that 39% of CCGs have no community mental health provision for pregnant or new mothers. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Regional investment in transport: we don’t know exactly who gets what
There aren't figures that show exactly how much more transport investment is planned for London than the rest of the UK. Read
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The Olympic Games, factchecked
We looked into whether this was Team GB's best Olympics ever, how much funding it gets, and which sports UK athletes have won the most medals in. Read
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Dodgy uses of statistics and how the BBC can avoid them
We were glad to see the BBC Trust take up our recommendations in its recent report on the BBC's coverage and use of statistics. Read
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Crime
Reporting sexual offences in schools: an incomplete picture
Figures suggest sexual offences in schools have more than doubled over four years, but they are incomplete and don’t show the full picture across the UK. Read
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Open Democracy corrects claim about deaths in police custody
We are grateful to Open Democracy for correcting their article. Read
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Immigration
Asylum seekers, the UK and Europe
In 2015, the UK had the ninth highest number of asylum seekers in the EU, and the fifth highest number of people accepted as refugees. Read
Analysis
The Times sets an example with correction to cost of bed blocking claim
The Times published a front page correction to its article on the cost of bedblocking. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Brexit and price rises
Brexit has been blamed for a series of price rises, from holidays abroad to military equipment. All are down to a fall in the value of the pound. Read
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