All RDAs across England are closing by March 2012
(see transition and closure section).
With our resources reducing steadily, this page has not been recently updated and the information below may not be current.
If in doubt, please contact us directly.
ONS regional presence
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for
collecting and publishing official statistics about the UK's
society and economy. For example, the ONS undertakes the ten-yearly
census of population.
ONS has a team of two people in each of the nine English
regions. The regional statisticians are a source of regional
expertise, providing a method of improving each region's
information base for the benefit of the region and of ONS. In the
South West the post of Regional Statistician is currently vacant.
The South West Regional Analyst is Eddie Smith.
The team is here to:
- gather intelligence to help improve the quality of ONS data and
the way it gathers statistics
- improve the access and quality of ONS's business survey
data
- work with regional partners providing independent advice,
analysis and training.
For further information, please visit the South West
Observatory website.