diff --git a/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py b/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py
index 6180f116d48..aef2ae2dd45 100644
--- a/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py
+++ b/spynnaker/pyNN/extra_algorithms/redundant_packet_count_report.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
     "FROM redundancy_by_core")
 
 
-_FILE_NAME = "redundant_packet_count.rpt"
 _N_PROV_ITEMS_NEEDED = 4
 _MAX = 100
 
@@ -76,7 +75,9 @@ def redundant_packet_count_report():
 
     :return:
     """
-    file_name = os.path.join(SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path(), _FILE_NAME)
+    file_name = os.path.join(
+        SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path(),
+        f"redundant_packet_count{SpynnakerDataView.get_reset_str()}.rpt")
 
     try:
         _create_views()
@@ -95,23 +96,23 @@ def _create_views():
 
 
 def _write_report(output):
-    reader = ProvenanceReader()
-    for data in reader.run_query("select * from redundancy_by_core"):
-        (_, _, _, source, _, filtered, invalid, _,
-         redundant, total, percent) = data
-        output.write(f"\ncore {source} \n")
-        output.write(f"    {total} packets received. \n")
-        output.write(f"    {redundant} were detected as "
-                     "redundant packets by the bitfield filter. \n")
-        output.write(
-            f"    {filtered} were detected as having no targets "
-            f"after the DMA stage. \n")
-        output.write(
-            f"    {invalid} were detected as packets which "
-            f"we should not have received in the first place. \n")
-        output.write(f"    Overall this makes a redundant percentage of "
-                     f"{percent}\n")
-    data = reader.run_query("select * from redundancy_summary")
+    with ProvenanceReader() as db:
+        for data in db.run_query("select * from redundancy_by_core"):
+            (_, _, _, source, _, filtered, invalid, _,
+             redundant, total, percent) = data
+            output.write(f"\ncore {source} \n")
+            output.write(f"    {total} packets received. \n")
+            output.write(f"    {redundant} were detected as "
+                         "redundant packets by the bitfield filter. \n")
+            output.write(
+                f"    {filtered} were detected as having no targets "
+                f"after the DMA stage. \n")
+            output.write(
+                f"    {invalid} were detected as packets which "
+                f"we should not have received in the first place. \n")
+            output.write(f"    Overall this makes a redundant percentage of "
+                         f"{percent}\n")
+        data = db.run_query("select * from redundancy_summary")
     (sum_total, max_total, min_total, avg_total,
         sum_reduant, max_redundant, min_redundant, avg_redundant,
         max_percent, min_percent, avg_percent, global_percent) = data[0]
diff --git a/spynnaker/pyNN/spinnaker.py b/spynnaker/pyNN/spinnaker.py
index 4582b5be8ab..1552d114622 100644
--- a/spynnaker/pyNN/spinnaker.py
+++ b/spynnaker/pyNN/spinnaker.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from spinn_front_end_common.interface.abstract_spinnaker_base import (
     AbstractSpinnakerBase)
 from spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance import (
-    FecTimer, ProvenanceWriter, TimerCategory, TimerWork)
+    FecTimer, GlobalProvenance, TimerCategory, TimerWork)
 from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.constants import (
     MICRO_TO_MILLISECOND_CONVERSION)
 from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.exceptions import ConfigurationException
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def __init__(
         # set up machine targeted data
         self._set_up_timings(timestep, min_delay, time_scale_factor)
 
-        with ProvenanceWriter() as db:
+        with GlobalProvenance() as db:
             db.insert_version("sPyNNaker_version", _version.__version__)
             db.insert_version("pyNN_version", pynn_version)
             db.insert_version("quantities_version", quantities_version)
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_debug_mode/check_debug.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_debug_mode/check_debug.py
index d79c4ce4dfe..edd0ba438d1 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_debug_mode/check_debug.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_debug_mode/check_debug.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #    import EnergyReport
 from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.report_functions.board_chip_report \
     import AREA_CODE_REPORT_NAME
+from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.report_functions.timer_report import (
+    TIMER_FILENAME)
 from spinn_front_end_common.utility_models import \
      DataSpeedUpPacketGatherMachineVertex
 from spinnaker_testbase import BaseTestCase
@@ -105,24 +107,44 @@ def debug(self):
         found = os.listdir(SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path())
         for report in reports:
             self.assertIn(report, found)
+        self.assertIn("data.sqlite3", found)
+        self.assertIn("ds.sqlite3", found)
+        self.assertIn("redundant_packet_count.rpt", found)
 
         sim.run(10)
         pop.get_data("v")
         # No point in checking files they are already there
 
         sim.reset()
+        found = os.listdir(SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path())
+        self.assertIn("chip_active_report.rpt", found)
         pop.get_data("v")
         SpynnakerDataView.set_requires_data_generation()
         sim.run(10)
         pop.get_data("v")
+        found = os.listdir(SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path())
+        self.assertIn("data1.sqlite3", found)
+        self.assertIn("redundant_packet_count1.rpt", found)
+        self.assertIn("ds1.sqlite3", found)
         # No point in checking files they are already there
 
+        old_run = SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path()
         sim.reset()
+        found = os.listdir(old_run)
+        self.assertIn("chip_active_report1.rpt", found)
+
         SpynnakerDataView.set_requires_mapping()
         sim.run(10)
         pop.get_data("v")
+        sim.end()
+
         found = os.listdir(SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path())
         for report in reports:
             self.assertIn(report, found)
+        self.assertIn("data2.sqlite3", found)
+        self.assertIn("redundant_packet_count2.rpt", found)
+        self.assertIn("ds2.sqlite3", found)
+        self.assertIn("chip_active_report2.rpt", found)
 
-        sim.end()
+        found = os.listdir(SpynnakerDataView.get_timestamp_dir_path())
+        self.assertIn(TIMER_FILENAME, found)
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_many_boards/many_boards.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_many_boards/many_boards.py
index cf64ead5ab9..d9fe9cd4861 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_many_boards/many_boards.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_many_boards/many_boards.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import time
 from unittest import SkipTest
 from spinn_utilities.config_holder import get_config_bool
-from spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance import ProvenanceReader
+from spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance import GlobalProvenance
 from spynnaker.pyNN.exceptions import ConfigurationException
 import pyNN.spiNNaker as sim
 from spynnaker_integration_tests.scripts import check_data
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ def do_run(self):
         for pop in self._pops:
             check_data(pop, self._expected_spikes, self.simtime)
         t_after_check = time.time()
-        results = ProvenanceReader().get_run_time_of_BufferExtractor()
+        with GlobalProvenance() as db:
+            results = db.get_run_time_of_BufferExtractor()
         self.report(results, report_file)
         self.report(
             "machine run time was: {} seconds\n".format(
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/many_routes.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/many_routes.py
index 829217b776b..5d36cb9565d 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/many_routes.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/many_routes.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import math
 from unittest import SkipTest
-from spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance import ProvenanceReader
+from spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance import GlobalProvenance
 from spynnaker.pyNN.exceptions import ConfigurationException
 import pyNN.spiNNaker as sim
 from spynnaker.pyNN.extra_algorithms.splitter_components import (
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def do_run():
                     receptor_type="inhibitory")
 
     sim.run(1)
-    t = ProvenanceReader().get_timer_provenance("Routing table loader")
+    with GlobalProvenance() as db:
+        t = db.get_timer_provenance("Routing table loader")
     assert t == "", "Routing table loader should not have run"
     sim.end()
diff --git a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/one_route.py b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/one_route.py
index e87fa74bc4d..35aa45a6c9e 100644
--- a/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/one_route.py
+++ b/spynnaker_integration_tests/test_onchip_compressor/one_route.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import math
 from unittest import SkipTest
-from spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance import ProvenanceReader
+from spinn_front_end_common.interface.provenance import GlobalProvenance
 from spynnaker.pyNN.exceptions import ConfigurationException
 import pyNN.spiNNaker as sim
 from spynnaker.pyNN.extra_algorithms.splitter_components import (
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def do_one_run():
                     receptor_type="inhibitory")
 
     sim.run(1)
-    t = ProvenanceReader().get_timer_provenance("Routing table loader")
+    with GlobalProvenance() as db:
+        t = db.get_timer_provenance("Routing table loader")
     assert t == "", "Routing table loader should not have run"
     sim.end()
diff --git a/unittests/test_using_virtual_board/test_debug_mode/test_debug.py b/unittests/test_using_virtual_board/test_debug_mode/test_debug.py
index e01e676ec71..4795ec1614b 100644
--- a/unittests/test_using_virtual_board/test_debug_mode/test_debug.py
+++ b/unittests/test_using_virtual_board/test_debug_mode/test_debug.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     reports_names
 from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.report_functions.network_specification \
     import _FILENAME as network_specification_file_name
+from spinn_front_end_common.utilities.report_functions.timer_report import (
+    TIMER_FILENAME)
 from spinnaker_testbase import BaseTestCase
 from spynnaker.pyNN.data import SpynnakerDataView
 from spynnaker.pyNN.extra_algorithms.\
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ def debug(self):
             # write_network_specification_report
             network_specification_file_name,
             # write_provenance_data
-            "provenance_data",
+            "data.sqlite3",
             # write_tag_allocation_reports
             reports_names._TAGS_FILENAME,
             # write_algorithm_timings
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ def debug(self):
             # DataSpeedUpPacketGatherMachineVertex.REPORT_NAME
             _GRAPH_NAME,
             # TODO why svg when default is png
-            _GRAPH_NAME + ".svg",
+            _GRAPH_NAME + ".svg"
             ]
         sim.setup(1.0)
         pop = sim.Population(100, sim.IF_curr_exp, {}, label="pop")
@@ -88,10 +90,14 @@ def debug(self):
         pop.get_data("v")
         sim.end()
 
+        # Check stuff in the run directory
         found = os.listdir(SpynnakerDataView.get_run_dir_path())
-        print(found)
         for report in reports:
             self.assertIn(report, found)
+        self.assertIn("ds.sqlite3", found)
+        # check stuff outside of the run directory
+        found = os.listdir(SpynnakerDataView.get_timestamp_dir_path())
+        self.assertIn(TIMER_FILENAME, found)
 
     def test_debug(self):
         self.runsafe(self.debug)