Programmes & projects

Allsopp Programme

A dedicated development programme for implementing the recommendations from the Review of Statistics for Economic Policymaking by Christopher Allsopp.

Atkinson Review

A year-long review, led by Sir Tony Atkinson, of the measurement of UK government output and productivity.

Citizen Information Project (CIP)

Led by ONS and Her Majesty's Treasury, CIP investigates the potential for making Public Sector systems more efficient.

National Statistics Harmonisation

A cross-government programme of work looking into standardising inputs and outputs.

Pension Statistics Task Force

Work in progress to take forward the recommendations of the Pensions Review 2002-04.

Public confidence

Project to determine what affects public confidence in official statistics.

The ONS Social Capital Project

ONS has been co-ordinating a cross-government social capital project since 2001.

International Comparison Programme (ICP)

The World Bank officially launches the price collection for the ICP, as a shared commitment with Eurostat and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It measures the relative purchasing powers of the currencies of the individual countries taking part in the programme.