Dear Ed, 

I am writing to formally request an alternative release time for all future releases of UKEA datasets.  

The UKEA dataset provides a further breakdown of other datasets published at 7:00am in our Balance of Payments and Sector Accounts publications. Within these further breakdowns are country levels, which have been a focus for some users recently. Releasing these data at the same time as the main releases would give the users the entirety of the data required at the same time.  

I therefore request that we publish at 7:00am and would be grateful for confirmation you are content to grant this. 

I am copying this request to James Benford, Director General for Surveys and Economic Statistics at ONS and Mary Gregory, Head of Profession for Statistics at ONS. 

Yours sincerely, 

Rachel Skentelbery
Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics, ONS 

Related Links: Ed Humpherson to Rachel Skentelbery: Alternative Release Time for all future UK Economic Accounts (UKEA) publications