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<p>The Department uses a range of data from a variety of sources to inform our understanding
of the private rented sector (PRS). The English Housing Survey (EHS) is our main source
of information on the size and household/ dwelling characteristics of the PRS.</p><p>The
EHS is badged as a National Statistic, which means it’s been deemed of the highest
quality by the UK Office for Statistics Regulation, and we retained our badging in
a recent audit of our methodologies. National Statistics must follow the principles
and detailed practices outlined in the Code of Practice for Statistics (<a href="https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code"
target="_blank">https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code</a>).</p><p>Alongside
the main EHS data release, we also publish an annual Technical Report which details
the steps that the EHS goes through to meet the high standards of trustworthiness,
quality and value required of it. The most recently published report is here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fenglish-housing-survey-2019-to-2020-technical-report&data=04%7C01%7CSamuel.Ford%40communities.gov.uk%7C04c3a861e9b64c130f1908d9db3398c1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637781836912034259%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=hSs0bb3mpr%2Ffwk0eOIXKWTZsAk7UWtkV8SZZRKM7PUY%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-housing-survey-2019-to-2020-technical-report.</a></p>
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