HISTORIC PRESS RELEASE : Allsopp Review – final report [March 2004]

The press release issued by HM Treasury on 31 March 2004.

Christopher Allsopp’s Final Report to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England and the National Statistician on his independent Review of Statistics for Economic Policymaking is published today.

Chancellor Gordon Brown said:

“I greatly welcome the Report’s review of the coverage and quality of economic statistics in the context of the changing structure of the UK economy, and its recommendations.

“Together with the First Report, it makes a significant contribution to the discussion of regional and national economic statistics for policy making. I would like to thank both you and your team for delivering a comprehensive examination of the wide range of issues.”

The Chancellor asked Christopher Allsopp in February 2003 to undertake a review of statistics for economic policymaking, examining the information needed to support the Government’s key regional policy objectives, and whether official economic statistics have properly reflected the changing economic structure of the UK.

The Review Team began its work in June 2003, and published its First Report on 10 December 2003.