Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

  1. Ed Humpherson to Richard Elliott, Alison Byrne and Mary Gregory: Assessment of the 2031 censuses in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England and Wales

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Richard Elliott, Director, Census and Population Statistics, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency  Alison Byrne, Chief Executive, National Records of Scotland  Mary Gregory, Executive Director, Population, Census and Social Statistics, Office for National Statistics    Dear all, I am writing to set out the Office for Statistics Regulation’s (OSR) intended approach to regulating 2031 census outputs across the […]

  2. Ed Humpherson to Adele McCauley: Suspension of official statistics accreditation

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Dear Adele, Thank you for your letter of 5 March outlining the context around the ongoing transformation of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and its implications for the forthcoming Northern Ireland poverty and income inequality statistics. As noted in our regulatory work programme, we are planning to perform a compliance review of DWP’s statistics based […]

  3. Adele McCauley to Ed Humpherson: Suspension of official statistics accreditation

    Sent from: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, I am writing to request the reclassification from Accredited Official Statistics to Official Statistics in Development of the following publications: The Northern Ireland Poverty and Income Inequality Report 2024-25 (due for release 26 March 2026); and The Northern Ireland Family Resources Survey Report 2024-25 (due for release Spring/Summer 2026). The data that underpin […]

  4. Ed Humpherson to Brian Green: Confirmation of accredited official statistics status for Northern Ireland tourism statistics covering trips, nights and associated expenditure

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Dear Brian Confirmation of accredited official statistics status: Northern Ireland tourism statistics covering trips, nights and associated expenditure In response to your request, we recently completed a compliance review of Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)’s tourism statistics. The tourism statistics are a compendium of official statistics including estimates on the number of overnight […]

  5. Ed Humpherson to Philip Wales: Northern Ireland Public Transport statistics – Confirmation of accredited official statistics status

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Dear Philip, We have independently reviewed the actions that NISRA statisticians within Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB) in the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) have taken to address the two requirements outlined in our assessment report. On behalf of the Board of the UK Statistics Authority, I am pleased to confirm that they comply with the […]

  6. Brian Green to Ed Humpherson: Assessment of Northern Ireland Research and Development Statistics

    Sent from: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed Thank you for your letter dated 11th July 2024, which set out the outcome of your recent Spotlight on Quality assessment of NISRA’s Business Expenditure on Research and Development (NI BERD) Statistics. I am extremely grateful for all the work that our small team at NISRA have delivered thus far in respect of […]

  7. Ed Humpherson to Philip Wales: Assessment of Northern Ireland Business Expenditure on Research and Development statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Dear Philip Assessment of Northern Ireland Business Expenditure on Research and Development statistics We have completed our quality-focused assessment of your statistics on Northern Ireland’s Business Expenditure on Research and Development (NI BERD). This is the fourth assessment in our Spotlight on Quality programme, which aims to provide continued assurance that the UK statistical system […]

  8. Ed Humpherson to Philip Wales: Regulatory guidance on collecting and reporting data about sex and gender identity in official statistics

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Dear Phil Regulatory guidance on collecting and reporting data about sex and gender identity in official statistics Today we published new guidance on collecting and reporting data about sex and gender identity in official statistics. This guidance updates and supersedes the OSR previous draft guidance on collecting and reporting data about sex in official statistics, […]

  9. Mark Pont to Philip Wales: Assessment of Business Enterprise Research and Development statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Dear Philip, Assessment of the Business Enterprise Research and Development statistics Following the latest correspondence, we appreciate the cooperation of you and your team during the temporary suspension of accredited official statistics status of the detailed breakdowns of the Northern Ireland’s Business Enterprise Research and Development (NI BERD) data. We are pleased to see the […]

  10. Ed Humpherson to Philip Wales: NISRA outputs consultation

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

    Dear Phil NISRA Outputs Consultation Thank you for setting out the financial pressures that NISRA is facing and outlining your plans to review NISRA’s statistical outputs in the light of those pressures. Value for money is an important consideration, and engaging with users to understand their evolving needs is an important element of providing that […]