In June 2015, the UK Statistics Authority announced the formation of two independent advisory panels on consumer price statistics: a technical panel to advise the National Statistician on technical aspects of the statistics; and a stakeholder panel to provide advice on the uses and applications of price indices.
The announcement followed a review, led by Professor Sir Adrian Smith, which considered matters relating to the arrangements and structures underpinning the production of consumer price statistics. The review report was published in February 2014.
Find out more about the technical panel Find out more about the stakeholder panelAnnual Reports
Advisory Panels on Consumer Prices – Annual Report 2021-22 (PDF, 201KB)
Advisory Panels on Consumer Prices – Annual Report 2020 (PDF, 453KB)
Advisory Panels on Consumer Prices – Annual Report 2019 (PDF, 391 KB)
Advisory Panels on Consumer Prices – Annual Report 2018 (PDF, 307 KB)
Advisory Panels on Consumer Prices – Annual Report 2017 (PDF, 436 KB)
Advisory Panels on Consumer Prices – Annual Report 2016 (PDF, 544 KB)
Related Links
Consumer Prices Advisory Committee (CPAC) Archive
Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee (RPIAC) Archive
Inflation workshop
In November 2025, the ONS held a workshop to help financial market participants understand the way inflation is measured.
The slides used in the workshop are available to download:
Consumer Prices Inflation: Teach-in slides (PDF, 1,662KB)
Household Costs Indices workshop
In April 2019, the Economic Centre for Statistical Excellence (ESCoE) co-hosted a workshop with ONS on the conceptual foundations of the Household Costs Indices.
More information:
Minutes – Conceptual Foundations of the Household Costs Indices – 25 April 2019 (PDF, 253KB)
Written comments (Jill Leyland) – Conceptual Foundations of the Household Costs Indices (PDF, 176KB)
Comments from the APCP – Stakeholder on the conceptual foundations of the HCIs (PDF, 116KB)
National Statistician’s statement on the future of the Household Costs Indices