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  },
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        "GDP and National Accounts (QNA)",
        "Consumer Price Inflation (CPI, RPI — mm23)",
        "Labour Market Statistics (LMS)",
        "House Price Index",
        "Public Sector Finances",
        "Population Estimates and Projections",
        "International Trade",
        "Business and Economic Indicators"
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        },
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        },
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          "source_slug": "uk-office-for-national-statistics",
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        },
        {
          "source_slug": "uk-office-for-national-statistics",
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          "details": "{\"liveness_http\":200,\"liveness_reason\":null,\"data_status\":\"error\",\"data_http\":0,\"data_reason\":\"Too many subrequests by single Worker invocation. To configure this limit, refer to https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/wrangler/configuration/#limits\",\"data_via\":\"direct\",\"target_url\":\"https://api.ons.gov.uk/v1/timeseries/ukea/dataset/hef/timeseries/ukea/data\"}",
          "detected_at": "2026-05-23T23:00:42.153Z"
        },
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          "source_slug": "uk-office-for-national-statistics",
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          "detected_at": "2026-05-23T22:00:42.144Z"
        }
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      "warnings": [
        "Portal at ons.gov.uk. Beta REST API at api.beta.ons.gov.uk/v1. Also has time series API at api.ons.gov.uk/v1/timeseries/{id}/dataset. No auth required.",
        "ONS Beta API. /v1/datasets returns list of all datasets. /v1/datasets/{id}/versions returns version history. Needs live test.",
        "Expected content: Office for National Statistics"
      ],
      "suggested_prompt": "Assess UK Office for National Statistics for a low-cost economic data pipeline. Explain access, collection level, current health, and caveats."
    },
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      "data_quality": "good",
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        "status_page": "/uptime",
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      },
      "known_gaps": [
        "Source plan needs review before relying on freshness.",
        "Freshness is not confirmed."
      ]
    }
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}