Approach to the review

In order to reach robust conclusions, especially on culture, I spoke to most of the senior staff at ONS (over 65 interviews), and met a further 150 staff in group sessions, including those in the ONS field force and those involved in the day-to-day production of statistics.  I also talked to some former members of ONS, and ONS stakeholders. I am most grateful for everyone’s time, and their candour.