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OSR publishes review of UK Trade Statistics
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today published its review of UK Trade Statistics, produced by the Office for…
OSR publishes review of ONS statistics on profitability of UK companies
OSR has completed a quality-focused assessment on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) output on Profitability of UK companies and…
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View all correspondence posts about Business and TradePenny Young to Sir James Cleverly MP, Andrew Griffith MP and James Wild MP – changes to Business Rates
Dear Sir James, Mr Griffith, and Mr Wild, Thank you for your letter of 8 January 2026 about the changes to business rates announced in the Budget of 26 November 2025. Your letter focused on the claim that the “tax rates” for business rates for…
Philip Wales to Ed Humpherson: Confirmation of Accredited Official Statistics Status – NI BERD
Dear Ed, Confirmation of Accredited Official Statistics Status: Northern Ireland Business Expenditure on Research and Development (NI BERD) Thank you for your letter dated 20th November 2025, which set out the outcome of the Review of compliance with the Code…
Ed Humpherson to Philip Wales: Northern Ireland Business Expenditure on Research and Development – Confirmation of accredited official statistics status
Dear Philip, Northern Ireland Business Expenditure on Research and Development (NI BERD) – Confirmation of accredited official statistics status We have independently reviewed NISRA’s actions to address the two requirements outlined in our Spotlight on Quality assessment report on the…
Ed Humpherson to Alison Woodhouse: Review of HMRC statistics
Dear Alison Review of HMRC statistics I am writing to let you know of our intention to carry out a follow up review of HMRC statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. In 2020, we carried out our review,…