Assessment Report

  1. Assessment Report: Statistics on Prescription Cost Analysis: England

    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 in publication ownership from NHS Digital to NHSBSA. Key Findings The PCA is a valued, long-standing and trusted […]

  2. Assessment Report: Estimates of Station Usage (produced by the Office of Rail and Road)

    Judgement on National Statistics Status Estimates of station usage provide a valuable, trusted source of information about the use of the rail network across Great Britain (GB). They are used by a broad range of people, who appreciate the granularity of the data and the ability to use these statistics for further analysis. We identified […]

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  3. Assessment Report: UK Business Demography Statistics

    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 economic indicators. But they are not regarded as such at the moment, because they are […]

  4. Assessment Report: Northern Ireland Planning Statistics

    These statistics provide relevant and trusted information on planning activity in Northern Ireland (NI), with a good overview of the main trends. They enable users to better understand the planning activity performance of NI councils against statutory targets. In requesting this assessment, the statistics team at the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is demonstrating its commitment […]

  5. Assessment Report: UK employment and jobs statistics

    Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics Published 26 March 2020 Related Links: Devolved Labour Market Compliance Check (March 2020) Assessment of the UK employment and jobs statistics (March 2020)

  6. Assessment Report: UK employment and jobs statistics

    Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics Published 26 March 2020 Related Links: Devolved Labour Market Compliance Check (March 2020) Assessment of the UK employment and jobs statistics (March 2020)