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<p>Annual statistics on credit unions in the UK are publicly available from the <a
href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/statistics/details/further-details-about-credit-union-statistics-data"
target="_blank">Bank of England website</a>. Details of registered co-operative societies
and the years they are or have been active can be accessed from the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmutuals.fca.org.uk%2F&data=05%7C01%7Clydia.gallyerbarnett%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7C557ffd7d44a444d4614c08db522c1d96%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C638194121649573500%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KFIzeiGgdvhACshDUslY7nkM%2BUr%2FmSX2rWb7%2B6jGWSQ%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Mutuals Public Register</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the latest
Co-op Economy Report reveals that the number of independent co-operatives in the UK
grew by 1.2% in 2020, despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. There
are now over 7,000 independent co-operatives, with more than 250,000 employees and
nearly 14 million UK co-operative members. These co-operatives contributed £39.7 billion
to the UK economy in 2021, up by £1.1 billion from 2020.</p>
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