UK Statistics Authority ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2011/12 UK Statistics Authority ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2011/12 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 09 July 2012 HC 57 UKSA/2012/01 Note: UK Statistics Authority referred to as ‘the Statistics Board’ in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 The Stationery Office: London Price £29.75 This is part of a series of departmental publications which, along with the Main Estimates 2012/13 and the document Public Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 2012, present the Government’s outturn for 2011/12 and planned expenditure for 2012/13. © Crown copyright 2012 You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. 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Annual Report 2011/12 Contents FOREWORD ...................................................................................................3 FOREWORD BY ANDREW DILNOT, CHAIR OF THE UK STATISTICS AUTHORITY ...................................................................................................4 CHAPTER 1: CHAIR’S REPORT AND ABOUT THE UK STATISTICS 1 AUTHORITY ...................................................................................................6 1.1 CHAIR’S REPORT 2011/12 ................................................................................... 6 1.2 ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP ................................................................ 13 1.3 FUNCTIONS AND SCOPE .................................................................................. 15 1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................... 15 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT............................................................................ 16 1.6 REPORTING TO PARLIAMENT ............................................................................ 17 1.7 THE AUTHORITY IN 2011/12 ............................................................................. 17 1.8 ORGANISATION ............................................................................................... 17 1.9 SUPPORT TO THE BOARD OF THE UK STATISTICS AUTHORITY ......................... 18 1.10 ENGAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY ............................................................... 19 1.11 NOTES ON CHAPTER 1 ..................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 2: MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ANNUAL REPORT ...........20 2 2.1 HEAD OF ASSESSMENT’S INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 20 2.2 ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................... 22 2.3 MONITORING ................................................................................................... 23 2.4 STATISTICAL EXPENDITURE .............................................................................. 25 2.5 ISSUES LOG AND CASEWORK .......................................................................... 25 2.6 MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT TEAM .......................................................... 26 2.7 THE AUTHORITY AND DEVOLVED STATISTICS .................................................. 26 CHAPTER 3: GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT .....28 3 3.1 NATIONAL STATISTICIAN’S INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 28 3.2 THE GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL SERVICE ........................................................ 31 3.3 RIGHT STATISTICS ............................................................................................ 33 3.4 RIGHT METHODS ............................................................................................. 36 3.5 RIGHT IMPACT ................................................................................................. 37 CHAPTER 4: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT .........40 4 4.1 DIRECTOR GENERAL’S INTRODUCTION ............................................................40 4.2 ONS MISSION, VISION AND VALUES ................................................................. 42 4.3 ONS FACTS AND FIGURES ................................................................................ 42 4.4 OUR PERFORMANCE OVER THE LAST YEAR ..................................................... 45 4.5 RISK MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 51 4.6 STAKEHOLDER ASSESSMENTS .......................................................................... 52 4.7 LOOKING FORWARD ........................................................................................ 53 Annual Report 2011/12 | 1 CHAPTER 5: CORPORATE AND SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION ...56 5 5.1 COMPARISON OF 2011/12 OUTTURN WITH THE 2011/12 ESTIMATE ................. 56 5.2 CORE TABLE ..................................................................................................... 58 5.3 SPENDING REVIEW ........................................................................................... 60 5.4 PROMPT PAYMENT TARGET ............................................................................. 60 5.5 FINANCIAL REPORTING TO PARLIAMENT .......................................................... 60 5.6 TRANSPARENCY ............................................................................................... 61 5.7 CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................... 61 5.8 SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING ............................................. 61 5.9 STAFF INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 67 5.10 CORPORATE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ...................................................... 68 5.11 INFORMATION ASSURANCE ............................................................................. 68 5.12 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE AUDITORS .......................................... 69 CHAPTER 6: UK STATISTICS AUTHORITY ANNUAL ACCOUNTS ...............70 6 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING OFFICER’S RESPONSIBILITIES .............................. 70 GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2011/12 ..................................................................... 72 REMUNERATION REPORT .......................................................................................80 THE CERTIFICATE AND REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ............................................................. 86 PRIMARY STATEMENTS TO THE ACCOUNTS .........................................................88 • STATEMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SUPPLY ........................................................ 88 • STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE NET EXPENDITURE ...................................... 89 • STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ..............................................................90 • STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS .......................................................................... 91 • STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN TAXPAYERS’ EQUITY .......................................... 92 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS .................................................................................... 93 1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES .......................................................... 93 2. SEGMENT INFORMATION OF EXPENDITURE AND INCOME ............................ 101 3. NET OUTTURN ............................................................................................... 102 4. RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH REQUIREMENT TO INCREASE IN CASH ......... 103 5. STAFF NUMBERS AND RELATED COSTS .......................................................... 104 6. PROGRAMME COSTS ..................................................................................... 107 7. INCOME ......................................................................................................... 108 8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT .............................................................