Terms and Conditions - UK Statistics Authority

By using the UK Statistics Authority website, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions outlined.

Last updated: 28 July 2026

Using the UKSA and OSR websites

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You must also use it in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by anyone else.

We update our content all the time. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.

Read more about how we are ensuring fair and equal access to our site and its content in our Fair use policy.

Linking to and from the UKSA and OSR websites

We welcome and encourage other websites to link to this website.

You must contact us for permission if you want to either:

charge your website’s users to click on a link to any page on this website

say your website is associated with or endorsed by the UKSA or OSR

This website links to websites that are managed by other organisations. We do not have any control over or endorse the content on these websites.

We are not responsible for:

the protection of any information you give to these websites

any loss or damage that may come from your use of these websites or any other websites they link to

You agree to release us from any claims or disputes that may come from using these websites. You should read all terms and conditions, privacy policies, and end user licences that relate to these websites before you use them.

The UK Statistics Authority has taken care to ensure that the information on https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/ or http://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk is correct. However, no warranty, express or implied, is given as to its accuracy and UK Statistics Authority does not accept any liability for error or omission. UK Statistics Authority is not responsible for how the information is used, how it is interpreted or what reliance is placed on it.

We do not guarantee that the information on https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/ or http://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk is fit for any particular purpose.

This website uses security measures to protect the material we control from loss, misuse and alteration. However, we do not accept responsibility for any alteration or manipulation of our data once it has been released on the website.

Using UKSA or OSR content

Most content on this website is subject to Crown copyright protection and is published under the Open Government Licence (OGL). Some content is exempt from the OGL – check the list of exemptions.

Reproduction of information is subject to the terms of the OGL and the UK Government Licensing Framework.

We make most of the content on this website available through feeds for other websites and applications to use. The websites and applications that use our feeds are not our products, and they might use versions of our content that have been edited and stored for later use (“cached”).

We do not give any guarantees, conditions or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any content used by these products. We are not liable for any loss or damage that may come from your use of these products.

The most up-to-date version of our content will always be on the UKSA/OSR websites.

Copyright exemptions

Most content on this website is available under the Open Government Licence (OGL).

However, some photographs, illustrations and videos used on this website are subject to third-party copyright license agreements. This includes material licensed from Royalty free stock sites or other image libraries. These items are not covered by the OGL and cannot be used without permission from the rights holder.

Before using this content, please email ons.design@ons.gov.uk to confirm usage conditions.

The information on this website may change at any time without notice.

We do not guarantee that https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/ or http://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk will be available at all times, or that the website is free from errors or viruses. If you download software or other material from this site, you do so at your own risk. We recommend that you take adequate measures to protect your own system.