Search: business plan
Please note: If you're searching for a two or three word term you need to put it in quotation marks e.g. "mental health statistics".
If you are searching for something published prior to 2018, please see our archived correspondence or archived publications
Results
-
Publication DataSkills
Statistical leadership: Making analytical insight count
3 February 2021
Executive Summary This report sets out the findings from our review of statistical leadership. It looks at how statistical leadership can be strengthened across government. Strong statistical leadership is essential to ensuring statistics serve the public good. Many decisions draw […]
-
Publication Transparency
Our response – Consultation on the principles of proprietary in public life
29 January 2021
The Office for Statistics Regulation welcomes the opportunity to describe the importance of the Nolan Principles within our standard setting for official statistics and our expectations of public officials. We support each of the seven principles and regard the Committee […]
-
Correspondence Economy
Mark Pont to Siobhan Carey: Northern Ireland Economic Statistics – progress in meeting users’ needs
27 January 2021
Dear Siobhan Northern Ireland Economic Statistics – progress in meeting users’ needs I am writing to you following the recent review we concluded on the progress NISRA has made in addressing gaps in Northern Ireland’s economic statistics. We carried out our review to […]
-
Correspondence Health
Ed Humpherson to Michael Cole: Assessment of Prescription Cost Analysis: England statistics
5 November 2020
Dear Michael Assessment of Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA): England statistics Thank you for inviting us to assess the NHS Business Service Authority’s Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA): England statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. We have completed the assessment […]
-
Publication Health
Assessment Report: Statistics on Prescription Cost Analysis: England
5 November 2020
In 2020, we fully assessed the NHS Business Service Authority’s (NHSBSA) Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA): England statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. NHSBSA are a new official statistics producer and this assessment was prompted due to a change […]
-
Blog Business
How to solve a puzzle like productivity
3 November 2020
This is a guest blog from Andy Haldane and Gavin Wallis, Industrial Strategy Council There’s a reason that the UK’s weak productivity performance since the financial crisis is still referred to as a “puzzle”. Despite copious amounts of research, […]
-
Publication BusinessEconomy
Assessment Report: UK Business Demography Statistics
28 October 2020
In 2020, we fully assessed ONS Business Demography statistics, reviewing their compliance against each of the pillars in the Code of Practice for Statistics. Key Findings Our view is that ONS should aim for its business demography statistics to be considered key […]
-
Correspondence Business
Ed Humpherson to Sir Ian Diamond: Assessment of Business Demography Statistics
28 October 2020
Dear Sir Ian Assessment of Business Demography Statistics We have completed our assessment of ONS’s business demography statistics. I am grateful for the positive contribution from you and your team throughout the assessment. Our report suggests that a range of […]
-
News Business
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) Suggests a Range of Improvements Following the Assessment of ONS’s Business Demography Statistics
28 October 2020
OSR has today published a full assessment of ONS’s business demography statistics. This report suggests that a range of improvements is needed for these statistics to fully meet National Statistics standards. We will formally review whether the statistics merit their […]
-
Blog Data
Compliant toddlers and minor train delays
23 September 2020
Language is tricky. And especially adjectives. We need to be careful that in bringing statistics to life, we don’t choose words that could mislead or imply there’s something in the statistics that isn’t really there.