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User needs from 2022-based national, subnational and household projections

Population and household projections produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) serve a wide range of users across government and beyond. The primary purpose of projections is to provide information on potential future population and household numbers. These are used as a common framework for planning and policymaking. We produce national population projections for the UK and constituent countries, subnational population projections for England, and household projections for... More

Closed 12 March 2024

Health and social care statistical outputs

The Health and Social Care Statistics Leadership Forum have commissioned a joint public consultation on health and social care statistical outputs produced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England (NHSE). The consultation is seeking views on possible changes to the health and social care statistical products published by... More

Closed 5 March 2024

Consultation on the UK's adoption of industrial classification of economic activity

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) would like your views on the next steps for updating UK Standard Industrial Classification (UK SIC) and to understand how you are using it. We’d like to hear your thoughts on the classification, its structure, and representation of economic activities in the UK. We want to understand how any potential changes in updating the classification framework may impact you in your use of UK SIC. Our consultation is asking which... More

Closed 23 January 2024

ONS annual stakeholder satisfaction survey

At the Office for National Statistics (ONS), we are committed to providing high quality statistics and analysis for the public good.     Our annual stakeholder survey seeks to understand your satisfaction with and use of our statistics. This survey uses the term ‘statistics’ to include any data, analysis and statistics produced by the ONS. Your views matter to us. They will help us to improve our offer, including how we communicate with you.      This survey... More

Closed 22 January 2024

Ymgynghoriad ar ddyfodol ystadegau ar y boblogaeth a mudo yng Nghymru a Lloegr

Mae'r ymgynghoriad hwn hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg . Ein cynlluniau trawsnewid Yn y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol (SYG), rydym am glywed eich barn am ein cynlluniau uchelgeisiol ar gyfer trawsnewid ein hystadegau poblogaeth a mudo. Mae'r ystadegau hyn yn cwmpasu amrywiaeth eang o feysydd, gan gynnwys nodweddion cartrefi, cyflogaeth, iechyd, crefydd a mudo rhyngwladol. Mae ystadegau am y boblogaeth sy’n amserol ac o ansawdd uchel yn hanfodol wrth sicrhau bod pobl yn derbyn y... More

Closed 29 October 2023

Consultation on the future of population and migration statistics in England and Wales

This consultation is also available in Welsh . Our transformation plans At the Office for National Statistics (ONS), we want your views on our ambitious plans for the transformation of our population and migration statistics. These statistics cover a wide range of areas, including household characteristics, employment, health, religion and international migration. High-quality, timely population statistics are essential to ensure people get the services and support they need... More

Closed 29 October 2023

COVID-19 Infection Survey Digital - User Feedback

This survey aims to understand your experience of participating in the COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS) and identify potential areas for improvement. It should take around 5 - 10 minutes to complete and can be completed by anyone taking part in the online and telephone questionnaire and postal and courier sample returns approach to the CIS about their most recent testing window. This is different to when study workers used to visit your home to do the questionnaire and collect the samples. You... More

Closed 31 March 2023

Arolwg Heintiadau COVID-19 Digidol – Adborth Defnyddwyr

Nod yr arolwg hwn yw deall eich profiad o gymryd rhan yn Arolwg Heintiadau COVID-19 a nodi meysydd posibl i'w gwella. Dylai gymryd tua 5 - 10 munud i'w gwblhau a gall unrhyw un sy'n cymryd rhan yn yr holiadur ar-lein a thros y ffôn a'r dull dychwelyd samplau drwy'r post a thrwy gludwr mewn perthynas ag Arolwg Heintiadau COVID-19 ei gwblhau ar gyfer ei gyfnod profi diweddaraf. Mae hyn yn wahanol i'r adeg pan arferai gweithwyr yr astudiaeth ymweld â'ch cartref i gwblhau'r holiadur a chasglu'r... More

Closed 31 March 2023

ONS stakeholder satisfaction survey

At the Office for National Statistics (ONS), we are committed to providing high quality data and analysis for the public good. Our annual stakeholder survey seeks to understand your experiences of the ONS, and your satisfaction with and use of our statistics and analysis. Your views matter to us. They will help us to improve our offer, including how we communicate with you. This survey should take around 10 minutes to complete. You can do it anonymously. We... More

Closed 27 February 2023

Transforming the ONS’s household financial statistics

We are seeking views on our ambitious plans for the transformation of our household financial statistics. These statistics cover the income, expenditure and wealth of UK Households and are a vital source of information for understanding people’s finances including the effects from the rising cost of living. Our aim is to ensure that the household financial statistics and analysis we produce continue to meet the evolving needs of policy makers, citizens and other data users. Our... More

Closed 23 February 2023

New mortality assumptions method for national population projections

National population projections (NPPs) serve a wide range of users across government and beyond. The primary purpose of the NPPs is to provide information on potential future population levels of the UK and its constituent countries. We base NPPs on the latest mid-year population estimates, together with assumptions of future levels of fertility, mortality and migration. We have developed a new mortality projection methodology for the NPPs as part of our strategy to continuously review... More

Closed 20 February 2023

Review of the Measures of National Well-being

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) launched the Measuring National Well-being programme in 2010. As part of the programme, we held a national debate and asked the public “What matters to you?”. The 34,000 responses were used to develop the national well-being framework based on 10 domains: personal well-being, relationships, health, what we do, where we live, personal finance, economy, education and skills, governance, and environment. The events of recent... More

Closed 9 December 2022

Understanding the cost of living through statistics

Thank you for attending the ONS's 'Understanding the cost of living through statistics' event. Please can you give us your thoughts and complete the following feedback survey. More

Closed 4 November 2022

Defining and measuring green jobs

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) was named in the government's Net Zero Strategy (October 2021), it states "The Office for National Statistics will seek to refine our understanding and measurement of the green economy as the UK transitions to net zero, including looking at such issues as quality of work and diversity within the green economy." The ONS’ “Green jobs”, current and upcoming work: March 2022 explained why green jobs are important for the UK and we have been... More

Closed 6 October 2022

Consultation on the Redesign of the Crime Survey for England and Wales

The ONS is seeking views on the planned redesign of the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). Our aim is to ensure that the Crime Survey continues to reflect the evolving needs of policy makers, citizens and data users. The CSEW is a vital source of evidence in the crime debate, and it is critical that the survey continues to provide high quality statistics on crime in a cost-effective way. We are encouraging responses from everyone interested in crime statistics, including from... More

Closed 21 August 2022

Transformation of Annual Business Survey and Annual Purchases Survey

The ONS carries out a suite of Annual Business surveys: Annual Business Survey (ABS) Annual Purchases Survey (APS) Each of these annual surveys are used to measure the size and growth of the UK non-financial business economy in the UK. The Annual Business Survey is a survey which covers the production, construction, distribution, and services industries, and is the main source for understanding the... More

Closed 1 August 2022

Labour Market Statistics User Engagement

Before completing the survey, please read the attachment in the "Related" section below. The labour market statistics published by the ONS provide a comprehensive picture of the world of work in the UK. The statistics are based on a suite of surveys that cover both households and businesses, as well as using data from administrative sources. The ONS is undertaking an ambitious transformation programme to improve labour market statistics through survey transformation and... More

Closed 29 June 2022

Research and Development survey

The ONS run a suite of Research and Development (R&D) surveys: Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Government Expenditure on Research and Development (GOVERD) Private non-profit (PNP) Each of these annual surveys are used to measure R&D activity in the UK. Outputs from each are combined with administrative data that measures R&D activity for the higher education sector to compile the ONS’ Gross... More

Closed 2 June 2022

Outcomes for disabled people in the UK

Understanding the different life experiences of disabled and non-disabled people can help identify inequalities within society. The ONS’ annual ‘ Outcomes for disabled people in the UK ’ release provides data on a number of areas of life, such as employment, education, well-being, loneliness, crime and social participation. The statistical indicators are based on annual data from various sources. We want to ensure that our data meets the needs of the people who use it. To achieve... More

Closed 17 March 2022

Developing a method for producing annual gross value added at a subnational level

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is seeking views on a new method for producing gross value added (GVA) data at subnational level. Details of our suggested approach are outlined in this article . The aim is to eventually publish subnational data that offers the flexibility for users of our economic statistics to define and build their own geographies using the building blocks we produce. This flexibility is expected to help regional users access economic statistics in... More

Closed 7 March 2022

Proposed future approach to measure travel and tourism statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking for feedback to inform a review of our travel and tourism statistics . Travel and tourism statistics are used by businesses, policy-makers, tourism boards and many others to understand patterns and behaviours of people who travel both internationally and domestically. However, we now need to review how well these statistics are meeting the needs of the people and organisations using them. Similarly, the coronavirus... More

Closed 21 December 2021

Self-Funders in Care Homes

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking for feedback to support the development of statistics measuring the number of people in care homes who are ‘self-funders’ – meaning they either fully or partially pay for their own care. People who self-fund their care make up a significant proportion of revenue for care home providers . However, a lack of comprehensive, standardised and linked-up data currently stands in the way of fully understanding the... More

Closed 29 November 2021

Census 2021 outputs: content design and release phase proposals

This consultation gave the public the opportunity to respond to our proposals for the content design and release of Census 2021 outputs for England and Wales. The feedback respondents gave will help us determine the final design of Census 2021 outputs and identify any new user needs that Census 2021 outputs can help to address. We’ve provided links to the original proposals and supporting consultation documents in the “related links” section at the bottom of the page. ... More

Closed 5 October 2021

Exploring the feasibility of a survey measuring child abuse in the UK

Please note: The closing date for this consultation has been extended to 30/04/2021 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking for feedback to inform a feasibility study exploring whether a new survey to measure the current prevalence of child abuse in the UK could be successful. Child abuse is an appalling crime and can have a lasting effect, with research suggesting that outcomes can be experienced in the short-term and the long-term following... More

Closed 30 April 2021

UK Statistics Authority Inclusive Data Consultation

ONS is undertaking a review of how inclusive data and evidence are across the UK. This is in keeping with our new strategy, Statistics for the Public Good, and will help to support the work of the Inclusive Data Taskforce . Ultimately, we want to ensure that “…our statistics, [analysis and publications] reflect the experiences of everyone in our society so that everyone counts, and is counted, and no one is forgotten.” (Statistics for the Public Good, 2020). ... More

Closed 26 March 2021

Consultation on the Health Index (Beta release)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking for feedback to support the development of a composite Health Index. The proposal for a Health Index was made in the 2018 annual report of the government’s then Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dame Sally Davies, entitled Health 2040 – Better Health Within Reach . The report stated: “We need to track progress in improving health and health outcomes, to and beyond 2040 with a new composite Health... More

Closed 3 March 2021

ONS Census 2021 Output Geography Policy, products and services

As Census 2021 is approaching, ONS is finalising plans for the dissemination of Census statistics and have a proposed Census geography policy. This geography policy focusses largely on our plans for maintaining small area geographies - Output Areas, Lower Layer Super Output Areas, and Middle Layer Super Output Areas. We are also setting out plans for producing geography products and services. We would like to give census users an opportunity to comment on our plans through this... More

Closed 18 December 2020