Sir Ian Diamond is stepping down due to health issues, at a time when the ONS faces a crisis of confidence in its work.

The head of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has resigned because “ongoing health issues” mean he could not give the organisation the “full commitment” required to drive it forward. Sir Ian ...

Late last week the head of the Office for National Statistics, Sir Ian Diamond, revealed that he is stepping down for health reasons following more than five years in post Professor Sir Ian Diamond ha ...

Retail sales volumes climbed 1.2% on month in April, higher than expected and the first fourth-straight monthly increase ...

Denise Lievesley argues resignation of Sir Ian Diamond offers chance to restructure Office for National Statistics ...

The Office for National Statistics is scaling back its work in key areas of public policy in order to focus resources on core UK economic statistics, according to plans published on Thursday.

The Office for National Statistics said regular wages growth was unchanged 5.9% in the three months to January. UK earnings growth remained at it highest level since last April and vacancies rose ...

The Office for National Statistics said Thursday that it has pushed back the January trade release to March 28 after problems relating to services trade data for 2023. Earlier this week it flagged ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute. It is responsible for collecting ...

On National Beer Garden Day we take a look at the number of lost pubs in Wolverhampton, Walsall Dudley and Sandwell ...

The government has asked a former top civil servant to conduct an independent investigation into the effectiveness of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Bank of England has previously ...

A probe into the “culture, structure and leadership” at the Office for National Statistics has been launched by the government amid growing concerns over the quality of its data. The review ...