Reviews and reports

  4. Systemic Review Outline: Mental Health Statistics

    Background Many people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year, and most of us know at least one person who has been affected by a mental health condition at some point in their life. Every week there are reports in the media covering many aspects of mental health. Health policies attempting […]

  6. The Public Value of Devolved Public Finance Statistics

    Background For those interested in holding the public sector to account for the distribution of public spending around the countries and regions and for the funds needed to sustain that spending, getting accurate perceptions of what the public sector is up to and how much it affects us is challenging. They face what is sometimes […]

  7. Statistics on Government Spending: Country and Regional Analysis

    Introduction to the statistics The statistics comprising the CRA are published as a series of tables in November each year for the financial year ending in the March of the same year. Earlier estimates are published in HMT’s Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis (PESA) publication in July. The National Statistics status of statistics in PESA was […]

  8. NHS Digital data access review update – May 2019

    Executive Summary This report sets out the initial conclusions from the Office for Statistics Regulation’s (OSR) Review of NHS Digital’s data sharing and access processes, and the areas that will now be subject to further review. Enabling users to access data is one of the key ways that statistics producers can meet the Code of […]

  9. Statistics on Sickness Absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service

    Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics: Statistics on Sickness Absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service (produced by Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency)   Related Links: National Statistics confirmation (August 2019) Ed Humpherson to Siobhan Carey (April 2019)

  10. Exploring the public value of statistics about post-16 education and skills in England

    The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is exploring the value of data and statistics in relation to post-16 education and skills in England. Good quality and accessible information in this area is important to support the most fair, efficient and effective provision of education and training to meet the needs of both individuals and employers. […]