News from ONS
News to ONS regions
This page details items of interest from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) centre which would be of interest to regional partners. Regionally specific information is provided on each regional team's page.
ONS Proposals to support Local Economic Assessments
Attached is an ONS 'offer' outlining what the Centre for Regional and Local Statistics (CRLS), including Regional Statisticians, proposes to do to support partners with the Local Economic Assessment process.
The paper covers ONS' current involvement with partners on LEAs and defines a suggested role for CRLS and Regional Statisticians; the offer also details a number of LEA flagged deliverables which form part of the CRLS workplan.
ONS offer to support LEAs 42.3 Kb Pdf document
Women in business article
The role women have in business and the impact they have on regional economies is of increasing interest. This article looks at how to monitor trends among women who are active in business and how to understand the way they work and what drives them. It’s true to say information on the owners of businesses is limited and most is not broken down by sex.
Portraits of the English regions
A set of articles providing statistical portraits for select English Government Office Regions, illustrating key facts about each region:
Portrait of Yorkshire and The Humber
Portrait of the East Midlands
Portrait of the East of England
Regional economic analysis
A series of reports on Changing Regional Economies was released in May 2007 to coincide with the launch of new regional statistical teams.
North East
North West
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
London
South East
South West
