30.3%
30.3% of the 320 scored sites in Councils are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 60 refused the scanner and are not counted.
- Sites
- 97 of 320 scored sites
- Group
- Councils
- Test
- RCH-1
- Test
- RCH-2
- Edition
- Census Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06
- Caveat
- A public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Councils.
How to check
- The group and its sites: Councils.
- How the census is run: methodology.
- The figures: summary.json or claims.json.
- Every published figure: all claims for the United Kingdom.
Link to this claim: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/councils-gated
Cite as TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4
Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Councils, United Kingdom, n = 320. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/councils-gated