Background
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about the UK's society and economy. For example, the ONS undertakes the ten-yearly census of population.
ONS has a team of two people in each of the nine English regions. The ONS regional statisticians page has further information. In the South West the post of Regional Statistician is currently unfilled (it was formerly filled by Paul Moore). The South West Regional Analyst is Eddie Smith. The team is here to:
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gather intelligence to help improve the quality of ONS data and its statistical processes
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improve the access and quality of ONS's business survey data
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work with regional partners providing independent advice, analysis, and training.
News
We produce a monthly Newsletter that contains information about the latest and forthcoming data releases, articles on specific topics and details of training courses. Download the latest editions via the link on the right. Earlier newsletters and information about their content are available on the ONS SW Newsletter Page.
Reports and Briefs
The ONS South West team has produced summaries of key data releases such as the regional and sub-regional estimates of Gross Value Added and Gross Disposable Household Income. The latest such documents can be downloaded via the links on the right and others are available on the ONS SW Reports & Briefing Page.
On the ONS national website, Regional Trends is a comprehensive regular source of official demographic, social, industrial and economic statistics, covering aspects of life in the regions. The annual report, mainly featuring articles, is available in pdf format, accompanied by online data and Regional Profiles.
Training
We've held various seminars in the region and you can download some of the presentations from our Presentations page. We're happy to discuss your training needs, although, at present, the team only includes one member so any training may be delayed.
ONS Links
The Key Data Sources page gives links to and brief descriptions of the main ways of accessing ONS data. It also includes links to ONS compendia and to international sources. There are separate pages linking to population and migration data sources and monthly statistical releases. We intend to add some further topic-based source pages so please contact us with suggestions for the types of links you would like us to include.
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