Statistics
The Registry publishes figures on the work it does, so that members of the Velocity Interoperability Network and the public can see how much is applied for, how much is certified, how long the Registry takes and what it finds. This is the Registry's first statistical release. It was published on 6 September 2026 by notice RN 2026/012 and covers the transition period from 10 August to 5 September 2026, together with the position of the four registers at establishment.
The transition period was the four weeks in which the Registry, not yet established, worked under the direction of the Ministry of the Velocity Interoperability Network to assess the organisations that were to be listed on the first day. The work was done under the same framework that applies now, so the figures for that period are comparable with those that will follow. Nothing was certified before 6 September 2026: the eight certificates were all issued on the day of establishment, on assessments completed before it.
These are counts, not estimates. Every figure is taken from the registers or from the Registry's own case papers, and each is defined below so that it can be read the same way in every release. Where a figure changes after publication, it is corrected in the next release and the correction is stated; a figure is never altered in a release that has already been published.
The registers at establishment
- 8
- Organisations listed on the register at establishment
- 8
- Keys reserved; none yet retired
- 8
- Certificates of interoperability in force
- 12
- Notices published on 6 September 2026
Applications and assessments
| Measure | Number | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Applications received | 11 | Four from institutions of the Network, seven from other organisations |
| Applications complete on receipt | 4 | The remaining seven required further particulars |
| Assessments begun | 9 | One application was withdrawn and one was still awaiting assessment at the close of the period |
| Assessments completed | 8 | All eight led to certification |
| Systems assessed | 19 | Between one and four systems for each organisation |
| Exchange trials made | 8 | Each over five working days against two listed counterparts |
| Applications refused | 0 | No application reached a decision to refuse |
| Applications withdrawn | 1 | Withdrawn before assessment began; no fee was payable |
| Applications outstanding at 5 September | 2 | Both carried forward into the first quarter |
How long each stage took
| Stage | Median | Period allowed |
|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgement of an application | 2 working days | 5 working days |
| Application complete after further particulars | 9 working days | Not fixed |
| Assessment from start to report of findings | 21 working days | 40 working days |
| Remedy of findings by the organisation | 6 working days | 10 working days |
| Decision after completion of assessment | 3 working days | 10 working days |
Findings raised in assessment
| Class | Raised | Remedied | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical | 3 | 3 | Every critical finding was remedied before a certificate was issued |
| Major | 11 | 9 | Two became conditions of certification, to be remedied within sixty days |
| Minor | 24 | 6 | The remainder are recorded and will be re-examined at the first review |
| Observation | 8 | — | Observations carry no obligation and are not remedied |
What the figures do not show
A release of this kind measures the Registry's work, not the health of the Network. It says how many systems were tested and what was found in them; it does not say how much is exchanged between members, how well the Network performs or how often an exchange fails in service. Those are matters for the members themselves and for the departments responsible for them.
The figures for a single four-week period should also be read with care. Every one of the eleven applications received came from an organisation preparing for the first day of the Network, several of which had been building against the standards for months. The pattern of a later quarter may differ, and comparisons will be more useful once several quarters have been published.
What is counted
- An application
- A written request for certification that names the organisation, the key proposed and at least one system. A request that does not do so is not counted as an application until it does. An application is counted once, on the day it is received, whether or not it is later completed, withdrawn or refused.
- An assessment
- The testing of one organisation's systems on one application, however many systems it covers. An assessment is counted as begun on the day the first test is run and as completed on the day the report of findings is sent, not on the day of the decision.
- A system
- A distinct body of software that will exchange under the organisation's key and is tested separately. Where two deployments of the same software exchange under the same key and are configured alike, they are counted as one system.
- A finding
- A single departure from the standards recorded in a report of findings, classified as critical, major, minor or an observation. A departure found in two systems of the same organisation is counted twice; the same departure found twice in one system is counted once.
- A notice
- One numbered entry in the register of notices. A notice that makes several entries in another register, such as a notice correcting two lines of one listing, is counted once.
Publication schedule
| Release | Period covered | Published |
|---|---|---|
| First release | 10 August to 5 September 2026 | 6 September 2026 |
| First quarterly release | 6 September to 31 December 2026 | 15 January 2027 |
| Second quarterly release | Quarter ending 31 March 2027 | 15 April 2027 |
| Third quarterly release | Quarter ending 30 June 2027 | 15 July 2027 |
| First annual return | Year ending 31 December 2027 | 31 January 2028 |
Using and re-using the figures
Every figure in this release, and in those that follow, may be re-used freely, with or without attribution and for any purpose. The Registry asks only that the period covered be stated alongside any figure taken from a release, since a count for a four-week transition period is not a count for a quarter and the two should not be compared without saying so.
The underlying registers are published in full and may be counted independently: the register of member organisations and the register of certificates are set out under Registers, and every decision behind them under Notices. Anyone who arrives at a different count is invited to write to contact@registry.gov.vin, giving the figure and the method, so that the difference can be examined before the next release.