Taking forward recommendations
Taking forward recommendations from the National Statistics Quality Review of International Migration Statistics.
Migration, particularly international migration, is the most difficult component of population change to estimate. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recognised this issue before Census 2001 results were released by initiating the National Statistics Quality Review on International Migration Statistics.
The Quality Review made recommendations for improving both (i) the estimation of total migration flows to and from the UK, and (ii) the allocation of international migration to local areas.
The research work following up the recommendations of this review is currently being taken forward by both ONS and the Home Office. An implementation plan was published in January 2004.
