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ONS asked to take decisive action to restore confidence in its data

People walking on London Bridge in London, UK.
Concerns have been raised over the quality of UK economic data published by the ONS. Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images

The UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation has published an interim report into the ONS’s performance.

The UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has said the country’s national statistics agency, also known as the Office for National Statistics (ONS), must urgently take take a number of steps “to maintain the confidence of its users, ensure transparency on its priorities and improve the quality of its data