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ONS to cut releases on health and crime as it focuses on quality of core data

(Sharecast News) - The Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday that it was planning to cut data releases on health, crime and the regions of Britain as it looks instead to focus on core data. The ONS pledged "quality over quantity" going forward "to support the recovery in the quality" of the core economic and social statistics that are key to decision makers.

It's aiming to reduce the number of outputs it produces annually by around 10% in 2026, through prioritisation and consolidation.

Darren Tierney, permanent secretary at the ONS, said: "Our top priority is restoring the quality of our core statistics, and we are already enacting the key recommendations from Sir Robert Devereux's review.

"Today's plans take us one step further, narrowing the focus of our portfolio and reducing the number of publications so we can devote resources to our improvement work, putting quality over quantity and working closely with users to rebuild trust."

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