Performance report Chair’s foreword The beginning of the 2025-26 financial year was a tough one for the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). Stakeholders were voicing concerns about the quality of ONS’ economic statistics. The jointly commissioned Independent Review by Sir Robert Devereux KCB concluded that there were deep-seated issues to be addressed at ONS. The Public […]
Introduction Since our last update in December 2025, colleagues across the Government Statistical Service (GSS) have continued to make progress against the four priority areas identified in the Independent Report on the 2025 UK Statistics Assembly. Work has also commenced on the detailed recommendations arising from the Assembly. In light of the themes raised by […]
The Annual report and accounts 2025/2026 has been published in PDF format which can be downloaded. It is also available as an accessible HTML document.
This report covers the work of the Methodological Assurance Review Panel (MARP) from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025. The panel remained unchanged during the year, with Sir Bernard Silverman as the chair, and Professor Ana Basiri, Professor Oliver Duke-Williams, Carl Emmerson, Professor Nik Lomax and Professor Natalie Shlomo as panel members. In that […]
The Annual report and accounts 2024/2025 has been published in PDF format, which can be downloaded from the sidebar. It is also available as an accessible HTML document.
Today we publish Sir Robert Devereux’s report into the performance and culture of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Alongside the review, the ONS has published its new strategy for improving the quality of its economic statistics, which Sir Robert has commended. The Review captures a range of issues facing the ONS and our […]