Test figures — do not publish
There are 13 test venues and 9 test results. 5 are marked as audited. Bars.co.uk made up every record to test the site.
Suggested wording
“There are [X] current Food Standards Agency records classified as Pub/bar/nightclub in [area], based on data imported on [date]. [Y] venues currently participate in the Bars.co.uk Responsible Community Venue Standard, including [Z] audited venues.”
Keep Food Standards Agency directory data separate from the voluntary Bars.co.uk standard. We do not know how many listed venues have an alcohol licence, so do not describe the list as “all licensed bars”.
Free public data
Venue record
/api/public/v1/venues/{publicVenueId}Official source fields, certification label and venue-supplied profile where available.
Venues in an area
/api/public/v1/areas/{areaId}/venuesA source-labelled list for one official area.
Yearly ranking
/api/public/v1/leaderboards/{year}/{areaId}How the ranking works, its data date and separately labelled result types.
Data update status
/api/public/v1/data-statusWhether public data is ready and when its source was updated.
How to describe a ranking
Name the result type, area, year and number of venues: “[Venue] ranks first among [number] current audited Bars.co.uk Responsible Community Venue Standard venues in [Area] for [year].” Do not mix audited and self-certified venues.
We keep a dated copy of each yearly ranking. Live rankings can change when results expire or are checked.
Corrections
Send a possible error to corrections@bars.co.uk. Include the page link, the fact you think is wrong and proof. We publish important corrections.