Secondary indicators

Secondary sources that can add context alongside official dashboard metrics.

Not included in core scoring. These indicators can use expert judgement, survey methods, or international rankings, so they should not be mixed with official dashboard scores.

Indicator	Type	Source	Coverage	Status	Caveats
V-Dem democracy indices	Expert index	V-Dem Institute	UK	Not in core score	Composite expert-coded index; subjective weighting and coding uncertainty apply. Ranking changes can reflect other countries moving, not only UK movement.
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index	Expert index	World Justice Project	UK	Not in core score	Composite index using surveys and expert assessment. Should be presented separately from official administrative statistics.
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index	Expert index	Transparency International	UK	Not in core score	Perceptions index, not direct corruption incidence. Country ranking can move when comparator countries change.
Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index	Expert index	Reporters Without Borders	UK	Not in core score	Composite press freedom index with subjective components. Not part of official-first V1 scoring.
British Social Attitudes trust and satisfaction series	Survey	National Centre for Social Research	Great Britain	Not in core score	Survey mode, sample composition and question wording affect trend interpretation. Great Britain coverage must not be labelled UK-wide.
Right-track/wrong-track polling	Polling	Polling providers	mixed	Not in core score	Polling is sensitive to wording, mode and fieldwork dates. Use only as contextual public mood, never as an official metric.