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Producers of official statistics

All Crown bodies produce official statistics as set out in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 . Non-crown bodies can be producers if they are listed in secondary legislation.

If the statistics produced are described as official:

  • they can be monitored, scrutinised and assessed by the UK Statistics Authority, who can subsequently comment on them
  • they are expected to comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics (including the rules and principles for pre-release access), and
  • they will be eligible for assessment to become National Statistics.

This page was updated in October 2025.

List of Producers

All statistics produced by these bodies are official statistics. The list of bodies is updated at regular intervals through secondary legislation.  

United Kingdom:

  • The Arts Council of England
  • The Board of the Pension Protection Fund 
  • The British Film Institute
  • The British Tourist Authority
  • The British Transport Police Authority
  • The Care Quality Commission
  • The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
  • The Coal Authority
  • The Commission for Equality and Human Rights
  • The Consumer Council for Water
  • The Consumer Panel established under section 16 of the Communications Act 2003 
  • The English Sports Council
  • The Environment Agency
  • The Financial Conduct Authority
  • The Gambling Commission
  • His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
  • The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
  • The Homes and Communities Agency
  • The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
  • The Independent Office for Police Conduct
  • JISC 
  • The Joint Nature Conservation Committee
  • The Judicial Appointments Commission
  • The Marine Management Organisation
  • The National Health Service Litigation Authority
  • Natural England
  • The NHS Business Services Authority
  • NHS England
  • The Office for Students
  • The Office of Communications
  • The Parole Board
  • The Passengers’ Council
  • The Pensions Regulator
  • The Regulator of Social Housing
  • The Sentencing Council for England and Wales
  • The Service Complaints Ombudsman
  • Skills for Care Limited
  • The Student Loans Company Limited 
  • The Trade Remedies Authority
  • The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
  • The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Scotland:

  • Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
  • Higher Education Statistics Agency 
  • Student Loans Company Ltd
  • Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration 
  • Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability 
  • Scottish Environment Protection Agency 
  • Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council 
  • Scottish Natural Heritage 
  • NHS 24 
  • Scottish Ambulance Service Board 
  • Scottish Social Services Council 
  • Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland 
  • Sustrans Limited 
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig 
  • NHS Education for Scotland 
  • Public Health Scotland 
  • Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 
  • Scottish Qualifications Authority 
  • The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited 
  • Visit Scotland 

Wales:

  • Arts Council of Wales 
  • Children’s Commissioner for Wales 
  • Commission for Tertiary Education and Research 
  • Commissioner for Older People in Wales 
  • Data Unit Wales – [Digital Health and Care Wales 
  • Emergency Ambulance Services Committee 
  • Finance Wales 
  • Future Generations Commissioner for Wales 
  • Meat Promotion Wales 
  • National Centre for Learning Welsh 
  • Natural Resources Body for Wales 
  • Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust 
  • Qualifications Wales 
  • Social Care Wales 
  • Sports Council for Wales 
  • Transport Wales 
  • Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Partnership 
  • Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust 
  • Welsh Language Commissioner 
  • Welsh Revenue Authority 

Northern Ireland:

  • Agri-food and Biosciences Institute 
  • Arts Council of Northern Ireland 
  • Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland 
  • Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment 
  • Education Authority 
  • Invest Northern Ireland 
  • Labour Relations Agency 
  • Livestock & Meat Commission for Northern Ireland 
  • Northern Ireland Cancer Registry at Queens University Belfast 
  • Northern Ireland Housing Executive 
  • Northern Ireland Library Authority 
  • Northern Ireland Policing Board 
  • Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland 
  • Probation Board for Northern Ireland 
  • Regional Business Services Organisation 
  • Sport NI 
  • The Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well