Dear Ed, Response to Assessment of the 2031 censuses in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England and Wales Thank you for your letter dated 19 May 2026, outlining the Office for Statistics Regulation’s intended approach to regulating 2031 census outputs across the UK. The early clarity on your proposed regulatory principles is welcome, as is the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]