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UKSA Annual Report 2018-19 UK Statistics Authority Annual Report and 2018/19 Accounts Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19 ISBN 978-1-5286-1218-0 CCS0419089792 07/19 HC 2115 HC 2115 UK Statistics Authority Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19 Accounts presented to the House of Commons pursuant to section 6(4) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 Accounts presented to the House of Lords by Command of Her Majesty Annual Report presented to Parliament pursuant to section 27(2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 Annual Report presented to the Scottish Parliament pursuant to section 27(2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 Annual Report presented to the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to section 27(2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 Annual Report presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly pursuant to section 27(2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 4 July 2019 HC 2115 UKSA/2019/01 Note UK Statistics Authority is referred to as ‘the Statistics Board’ in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 This is part of a series of departmental publications which, along with the Main Estimates 2018/19 and the document Public Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 2013, present the Government’s outturn for 2018/19 and planned expenditure for 2018/19. © Crown copyright 2019 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 Where we have identified any third-party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is available at www.gov.uk/official-documents Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at: UK Statistics Authority Statistics House Tredegar Park Newport South Wales NP10 8XG Tel: 0845 604 1857 International: +44 (0)845 604 1857 Minicom: 01633 815 044 Email: [email protected] Fax: 01633 456 179 ISBN 978-1-5286-1218-0 CCS0419089792 07/19 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum Printed in the UK by the APS Group on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Contents Introduction ............................................................... 1 Chair’s Foreword .......................................................................... 2 01 Chief Executive’s Report ............................................................. 4 Performance ............................................................... 9 Purposes and Activity ................................................................ 11 02 Strategic Objectives .................................................................. 14 Better Statistics, Better Decisions – Progress during 2018/19 15 Key Performance Indicators ..................................................... 29 Resources and Organisation .................................................... 32 Corporate Responsibility .......................................................... 36 Accountability Report ............................................. 43 Statement of Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities ............... 44 03 Governance Statement ............................................................. 46 Summary Financial Information .............................................. 60 Remuneration Report ............................................................... 67 Staff Report ................................................................................ 76 Civil Service Pensions ............................................................... 84 Statement of Parliamentary Supply ........................................ 87 The Certificate and Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the House of Commons................... 91 Accounts ................................................................... 97 Statement of Comprehensive Net Expenditure .................... 98 04 Statement of Financial Position ............................................... 99 Statement of Cash Flows ........................................................ 100 Statement of Changes in Taxpayers’ Equity ......................... 101 Notes to the Accounts ........................................... 102 1. Statement of Accounting Policies and Accounting Convention ......................................................102 2. Segmental Information of Expenditure and Income ......116 3. Staff Numbers and related Costs ..................................... 118 4. Programme Costs ................................................................ 119 5. Income .................................................................................. 120 6. Property, plant and equipment ......................................... 121 7. Intangible Fixed Assets ....................................................... 123 8. Impairments......................................................................... 127 9. Financial Instruments ......................................................... 128 10. Trade Receivables and Other Assets .............................. 128 11. Cash and Cash Equivalents .............................................. 130 12. Trade Payables and Other Current Liabilities ................ 130 14. Capital Commitments ....................................................... 132 15. Commitments Under Leases ........................................... 133 16. Other Financial Commitments ........................................ 134 17. Contingent Liabilities ........................................................ 134 18. Related Party Transactions .............................................. 135 19. Collaborative Agreements ................................................ 136 20. Machinery of Government – Transfer of Function ........ 137 21. Events Arising after the Reporting Date ......................... 137 22. Date of Authorisation of the Accounts ........................... 137 Annex: .................................................................... 138 Office for Statistics Regulation 2018/19 ............................... 138 Introduction 01 Chair’s Foreword Ten years of independence Last year, we celebrated 10 years since the establishment of the independent UK Statistics Authority. Our elected representatives don’t often get praised for their foresight and wisdom, but they should be in this case. Government and Parliamentarians from both sides of the House created a structure to give real independence to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), to establish a statutory Code of Practice for Statistics, and create a regulator that is empowered to criticise them – and others – when statistics are misused. That’s a remarkable thing to have done. It’s unique internationally in the extent of the independence it provides, and we like to think also unique in the vigour with which it’s been used. This new independent body had been in the works for some time and was clearly needed: in 2005 the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had found that fewer than 20 per cent of those surveyed believed official statistics were produced without any government interference. Of course, we should and do try to measure progress and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) have just published new data on public confidence in official statistics. I was especially pleased to see continued high levels of trust. Of those respondents who gave a view, 88 per cent said they trust ONS statistics and there is strong recognition of political neutrality in the statistics produced by the ONS. That’s a real tribute to everyone in the Authority, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), the ONS and the wider Government Statistical Service (GSS). Spreading good practice It’s good news that trust in statistics produced by ONS remains high, but the statistical system as a whole has set itself a much bigger mission: to mobilise the power of data to help Britain make better decisions. This annual report describes the activities of the past year aimed at that objective, and some of their context. I would like to pick out here in particular the role of the Code of Practice Sir David Norgrove both within Government and increasingly outside of it. 11 organisations are now signed up, with more on their way. All the organisations that have signed up have demonstrated their commitment to the pillars of Trustworthiness, Quality and Value which underpin the Code and which help ensure the fair, accurate and impartial statistics that are so important to us all. Our thanks Finally, I want to thank my colleagues on the UK Statistics Authority Board for their support and commitment. I want to pay particular thanks to colleagues who are leaving. After many years spent guiding the work of the UK’s statisticians, Dr David Levy is stepping down from the Board. We’ll miss his wise advice. And Heather Savory is leaving to work on the United Nations Global Working Group on Big Data for Official Statistics. We are grateful for all that Heather has done to transform ONS digital and data capability. As this Annual Report and Accounts goes to print, we will also be saying goodbye to the UK’s National Statistician, John Pullinger. John was appointed in 2014, and his achievement has been immense. In just five years he has transformed ONS from top to bottom and had a major impact across government, changing what statistics are produced, how they are produced, and how they are
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