Bradford Community Statistics Project


	A listing of useful web links...
General Data Sources
	Local
	Bradford Research Directory http://www.bradford.gov.uk/directory/ searchable directory of local reports and research (NB actual reports are not held, only outline and contact details).
	Bradford District Community Website http://www.bradford-net.com Directory of local community organisations, businesses, services, etc. with a presence on the Internet.
	Up My Street http://www.upmystreet.com/ Provides ready access to basic local statistics based on postcode.
	Bradford Health Informatics http://www.bradford-ha.nhs.uk
	Bradford Child Poverty Action Group http://www.bradfordcpag.org.uk/
	National
	National Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk The Government Agency "created to meet the need for greater coherence, improved presentation and easier public access to government statistics".
	Neighbourhood Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk/neighbourhood/home.asp The UK Government site for Neighbourhood Stats
	Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions (DETR) Homepage http://www.detr.gov.uk
	The Stationery Office: Official Publications on the Internet http://www.official-documents.co.uk/menu/ukpinf.htm Carries the full text or summary of selected documents prepared by The Stationery Office and links to official documents produced by other departments.
	Department of Social Security (DSS) Homepage http://www.dss.gov.uk
	Department of Education and Employment Homepage http://www.dfee.gov.uk See also Education and Training Statistics Pages.
	Department of Health Homepage http://www.doh.gov.uk
	Home Office Homepage http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk See also the Statistics Database.
	The Environment Agency http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ The government agency responsible for the environment. Check the maps section for information in your area.
	Open Government http://www.open.gov.uk/ "a first entry point to uk public sector information on the internet". Carries links to the Websites of a wide range of agencies at national, regional and local level.
	Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Homepage http://www.dti.gov.uk
Statistics, Policy and Critical Statistics
	Building Trust In Statistics http://www.ons.gov.uk/data/ons/trust.htm The follow-up proposal for a new law (white paper), published 1999
	Radical Statistics Group http://www.radstats.org.uk/ "We believe that statistics can be used to support radical campaigns for progressive social change. Statistics should inform, not drive policies. Social problems should not be disguised by technical language."
	Statistics : A Matter of Trust http://www.official-documents.co.uk/document/ons/govstat/report.htm Original consultation document (Green Paper) on the Government's approach to statistics, published in 1998.
Media
	Bradford Telegraph and Argus http://www.thisisbradford.co.uk/ District-wide local newspaper with searchable archives.
	The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/
	The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/www/
	The Times http://www.thetimes.co.uk/
	BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/