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Peer Groups

29 peer groups 971 bodies

Compare public bodies against similar organisations. Peer groups bring together NHS trusts, police forces, central government departments and local authorities of comparable scale and remit, with shared performance metrics for benchmarking.

NHS Trusts

8 groups

All Acute Trusts 128

All NHS acute trusts — coarse peer cohort covering every acute provider.

211 metrics benchmarked

Ambulance Trusts 11

NHS ambulance service trusts (10–13 in England).

66 metrics benchmarked

Community Trusts 11

NHS community health trusts providing out-of-hospital care.

79 metrics benchmarked

Large Acute Trusts 40

Top tertile of acute trusts by staff headcount — typically teaching hospitals and major centres.

207 metrics benchmarked

Medium Acute Trusts 46

Middle tertile of acute trusts by staff headcount.

207 metrics benchmarked

Mental Health Trusts 41

NHS mental health and learning-disability trusts.

108 metrics benchmarked

Small Acute Trusts 42

Bottom tertile of acute trusts by staff headcount — typically district general hospitals.

201 metrics benchmarked

Specialist Trusts 12

Specialist NHS trusts (children's, cancer, orthopaedic, eye, dental).

174 metrics benchmarked

Police Forces

8 groups

MSG: Msg1 Metropolitan 5

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg1 Metropolitan.

117 metrics benchmarked

MSG: Msg2 Large Urban 7

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg2 Large Urban.

117 metrics benchmarked

MSG: Msg3 Mixed Urban Rural 7

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg3 Mixed Urban Rural.

114 metrics benchmarked

MSG: Msg4 Provincial Urban 5

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg4 Provincial Urban.

115 metrics benchmarked

MSG: Msg5 Eastern Counties 5

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg5 Eastern Counties.

101 metrics benchmarked

MSG: Msg6 Rural 7

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg6 Rural.

114 metrics benchmarked

MSG: Msg7 Welsh Border West 4

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg7 Welsh Border West.

110 metrics benchmarked

MSG: Msg8 Small Specialist 2

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg8 Small Specialist.

Government Departments

6 groups

Great Offices of State 4

The historically most powerful ministerial offices (HMT, Home Office, FCDO, Cabinet Office).

54 metrics benchmarked

Large Government Departments 17

Major spending departments (HMRC, DWP, MoD, Home Office, MoJ, DHSC).

80 metrics benchmarked

Large Service Delivery Departments 6

Departments with large operational delivery functions and budgets (DWP, HMRC, MoD, DHSC, DfE, MoJ).

65 metrics benchmarked

Medium Government Departments 34

Mid-size departments (DfE, Defra, DfT, MHCLG, DBT, FCDO).

17 metrics benchmarked

Policy and Regulatory Departments 6

Mainly policy and regulatory functions, smaller direct delivery (DESNZ, Defra, MHCLG, DBT, DSIT).

61 metrics benchmarked

Small Government Departments 17

Smaller departments and offices (DCMS, CO, HMT, AGO, etc.).

Local Authorities

6 groups

County Councils 54

English upper-tier county councils with responsibility for education, social care, highways.

89 metrics benchmarked

District & Borough Councils 170

Lower-tier English district and borough councils (non-metropolitan, non-London).

101 metrics benchmarked

London Boroughs 51

London borough councils (32 boroughs + City of London Corporation).

99 metrics benchmarked

Metropolitan Boroughs 13

Metropolitan district councils in major English conurbations outside London.

93 metrics benchmarked

Scottish Councils 32

Scottish unitary local authorities.

Unitary Authorities 146

Single-tier English councils with all local government functions (city councils and unitaries).

99 metrics benchmarked