Commerce, Energy and Industry

The National Statistics Quality Review Programme has been introduced to help ensure that National Statistics and other official statistical outputs are fit for purpose and that there is a process to support the continuing improvement in the quality and value of these outputs. It is a key component for quality assuring National Statistics as set out in the Government White Paper "Building Trust in Statistics"....more...

Links to the published Quality Review Reports for this theme will be added to this page as the reviews are completed. The National Statistician's response and any departmental plans so far reported for the implementation of recommendations will also be placed here.

National Statistics Quality Review of Energy Statistics - DTI: POSTPONED

Postponement details (27kb, pdf)

Review of ONS Pension Contributions Statistics

ONS published the findings of a review of it's pension contribution statistics on 10 October. The report supports the sources currently used while suggesting ways in which they can be improved further.

The review, commissioned by National Statistician Len Cook, was asked to address:

• What pension contribution statistics are needed and the best available sources;
• The quality of existing data sources; and
• How the data should be presented

Highlighted in the report was a need for better information on the distribution of pension contributions by type of contributor where information from household surveys is not sufficient to meet emerging policy needs.

Download the report (386Kb Acrobat pdf)

The NSQR Series No. 2 - review of Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) Released on 18 April 2001.

• Comment by the Director of Economic Statistics. (14Kb pdf)
Comment by the Director of Economic Statistics. (14Kb pdf)
• Report on the IDBR Review (811Kb pdf)
• Principal Findings and Recommendations (64Kb pdf)
Report
• Q & A brief (12Kb pdf)
• Scope (21kb pdf)
• Implementation Plan (259Kb pdf) (released 12 October 2001)
• End of Project Report (116Kb pdf) (released 30 June 2003)

For all other general enquiries contact info@statistics.gov.uk

This page last revised: Thursday, 25 November 2004