Quality

The work the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is undertaking to monitor the quality of published statistics, and develop improvements to existing data.

• Quality in the Office for National Statistics

  The work ONS is doing to monitor and improve quality

• The work of the ONS Quality Centre

  Covers the work being done to monitor and improve the quality of national statistics

• Guidelines for measuring statistical quality

  Provides a framework to assist producers of government statistics when reporting on data quality issues.

• Quality, Methods & Harmonisation Tool

  A self-assessment tool to help the GSS prepare for assessment

• ONS Quality Management Strategy

  Our strategy for 2011 - 2015

• Survey Control Unit

  The work of the GSS Survey Control Unit in monitoring and reducing burden on respondents

• Quality and Methodology Information

  Quality and Methodology Information reports for ONS statistics, organised by theme

• National Statistics Quality Reviews

  Details the Quality Reviews of key National Statistics outputs between 2002 and 2007

• Triennial and Quinquennial Reviews

  Quality reviews for all regular surveys of business and local authorities, triennial and quinquennial