Talk:Office for National Statistics

February 2006
Is ONS_coding_system the same as the geographical coding system in teh article? Midgley 00:54, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

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Random Question
Does this article use any of its references from the Office for National Statistics, LOL? 86.29.133.238 (talk) 23:57, 26 April 2008 (UTC) I have no idea, but expect that it doesn't all that much, since it is generally considered improper to use sources to0 close to the subject in question (but obviously dependent on    context and need). references can be easily seen at the bottom of the page using the references section. Farleigheditor (talk) 19:52, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Out of date: independent since 1/04/2008
See http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/announcements/announcing-the-new-uk-statistics-authority-website/index.html Pgr94 (talk) 12:07, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
 * and? the article is up to date as far as i can see. ninety:one 12:38, 29 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually, there is a fair bit of updating required now. For example, the stuff about outputs that are at risk because of relocation to Newport should reflect the fact that prices (ie CPI, RPI) and some of National Accounts (GDP(O)) have relocated to Wales a long time ago.  I have deleted a reference to Southport, where some Registrar General work takes place, because this is no longer part of ONS as of 1 April 2008, but there ought to be a proper line or two about this.  Worth mentioning that UKSA are in the same bulding in Islington (albeit with different entrances and no shared rooms). 89.240.193.9 (talk) 00:11, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Lying Bastards letter in FT
I moved this section, not written by me, from Karen Dunnell's Biography to this article so that it could be subjected to better review. I changed some of the more extreme POV features expressed in it. I now see that someone else has rightly drawn attention to its imbalanced and un-referenced character but instead of modifying this, has deleted it. As there is already a somewhat contentious section on Criticisms of ONS in the this article, this piece is not an inappropriate addition, duly referenced and improved.

Upload on Commons?
Hey there, is it possible to upload the office's logo on Commons? Would be great! --Dionysos1988 (talk) 23:46, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Change of website
The Office for National Statistics launched a new website on Saturday 27th August (moving from statistics.gov.uk URLs to ons.gov.uk.) All links to the old website are redirected to the new homepage. I am starting to collate the old links and replace them with links to the same/similar content on the new website. If you can help with this, please do. Please note that some urls with www.statistics.gov.uk will still work as they may be to the National Statistics Publication Hub. KitMoyles (talk) 12:54, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Edits to data collection
I have updated the bulleted list to reflect the current version of the NSCL - the taxonomy used in classifying statistical outputs. I have temporarily removed the sentence - ''this includes numerous regular surveys, such as the General Household Survey, the Labour Force Survey and the UK National Census that takes place every 10 years. ONS also runs the England and Wales Longitudinal Survey, which monitors the health, address changes and fertility of a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales over time for statistical purposes).'' as this breaks up the flow of the list and is incorrect - it was placed next to Health. However, the General Household Survey is classified under People and Places and the Labour Force Survey comes under Labour Market. I am considering a slight rewrite to reincorporate these mentions and possibly others. KitMoyles (talk) 17:09, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Data Look-up
Does the ONS website have anything similar to the American FactFinder? I'm asking, because I'm trying to look up population estimate data on particular local authorities in the UK, but can't seem to find an interactive tool that allows one to quickly look up the most recent estimates. --Criticalthinker (talk) 05:59, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * There is a Neighbourhood Statistics website which is what you are looking for. The statistics you are probably looking for are also in an Excel table on the main ONS site here. --AJHingston (talk) 11:13, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'd found the excel tables on the main site, but was looking for the tool.  Another question, how do you reach the Neighborhood Statistics tool from the main site? --Criticalthinker (talk) 04:42, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Scroll down to the box at the bottom of the home page, headed 'related links'. Then click on 'neighbourhood' - 4th down on left. I had to ask, though, and you have to know that is what you are looking for. Then I am not a statistician. --AJHingston (talk) 19:51, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Gradual move of functions to South Wales
This section looks way out of date. Does anyone have the knowledge to rewrite it please ? Pwimageglow (talk) 11:54, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Also the 'Criticism of the ONS' section is mostly personal opinion or trivia and citations requested in Jan13 have not been provided. Does anyone have the knowledge to clean this up please ? Pwimageglow (talk) 11:58, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Annual Population Survey
Can someone please help link to this orphaned article? Gbawden (talk) 11:59, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

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weird/unclear wording
The writer of this article seems to have a fondness with overly long sentences with too many clarifications, Which can be a little messy and unclear and difficult to read at times. I have cleared up some of this where I've noticed it, but do not have the time to go through the entire article looking for overly long sentences. Where possible, please look out for cases where a sentence is too long as you read the article, and if you have the time, edit it. Farleigheditor (talk) 20:04, 13 February 2021 (UTC)