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OSR publishes its response to ONS’ third quarterly update on economic statistics
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its response to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) third quarterly update…
GDP beyond the bottom line: measuring what matters most
In this blog, Yente, a regulator in the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR)’s Economy, Business and Trade domain, summarises a…
Office for Statistics Regulation Reports on Treatment of Seasonality in Quarterly GDP Statistics
A review by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has examined a persistent pattern in recent GDP data, with stronger…
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Compliance review of Gender Pay Gap in the UK statistics
Overview At the time of this report, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Gender Pay Gap in the UK statistics…
ONS report on progress with economic statistics, July 2026: OSR response
Overview In July 2024, OSR initiated a systemic review of economic statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). We published…
Compliance review of Household Cost Indices
Overview At the time of this report, the Household Cost Indices produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are…
Latest correspondence on Economy and Public Finances
View all correspondence posts about Economy and Public FinancesEd Humpherson to Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown: Household finance statistics
Dear Alex and Liz Household finance statistics quality improvement plan Thank you for your letter giving a helpful update on progress with your household finance statistics quality improvement. Focusing on the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS), we recognise that the…
Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown to Ed Humpherson: Household finance statistics
Dear Ed, Household Finance Statistics Quality Improvement Plan We are writing to update you on progress with the quality improvement of our Household Finance statistics and to set out the user-facing outcomes we intend to deliver over the next three…
Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to David Freeman: Compliance review of ONS Gender Pay Gap statistics
Dear David Compliance review of ONS Gender Pay Gap statistics We have recently completed a compliance review of the ONS Gender Pay Gap statistics. This statistical bulletin is currently published as accredited official statistics. Our review considered whether the statistics…
David Freeman to Siobhan Tuohy-Smith: Compliance review of ONS Gender pay gap statistics
Dear Siobhan Compliance review of ONS Gender pay gap statistics Thank you for your review of ONS gender pay gap statistics and for the constructive engagement of your team throughout the process. We welcome the report’s recognition of both the…