In October 2025, the Authority Board published an open letter setting out its priorities and values for the statistical system and formally drawing the Statistics for the Public Good 2020-2025 strategy to a close – Strategic priorities for the UK statistical system.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) produce Strategic and Annual Business Plans setting out their executive priorities and delivery plans which are underpinned by the Strategy’s values.
Current Strategy and Business Plans:
Strategic priorities for the UK statistical system (October 2025)
ONS Strategic business plan: April 2025 to March 2026
ONS Strategic Business Plan for 2020 to 2025 (589KB PDF)
OSR Strategic Business Plan 2020 to 2025 (358KB PDF)
Previous strategies and business plans:
Statistics for the Public Good 2020-2025
OSR Annual business plan: April 2024 to March 2025
ONS Strategic business plan: April 2024 to March 2025
OSR Annual business plan: April 2023 to March 2024
ONS 2023/24 Strategic Business Plan
ONS 2022/23 Strategic Business Plan
ONS Strategic Business Plan – published 2021
OSR Business Plan 2020/21 (448KB PDF)
UK Statistics Authority Business Plan: April 2019 to March 2022
Better Statistics Better Decisions: Three Years On
UK Statistics Authority Business Plan: April 2018 to March 2021
Better Statistics Better Decisions launch event
Better Statistics Better Decisions strategy for 2015 to 2020
OSR Business Plan 2019/20 summary
Office for Statistics Regulation relationship with the rest of the Authority