2021 Report details for project: Census Transformation Programme

Project name Census Transformation Programme - there are 6 reports for this project: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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Organisation ONS (D303 ) - see all reports for this organisation
Report year 2021 (data is from March 2021)
Category Transformation - see all reports for this category
Description: Delivering a successful 2021 Census, researching how to make it the last of its kind and transforming the work of ONS in how we collect, process, and analyse data.
DCA (RAG) Amber
DCA text: Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating remained at Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors: The programme has delivered the capability required for the main 2021 Census collection. Teams continue to work in a flexible way to meet challenges to the Collection operation activity which will continue until autumn 2021. The pre-processing operation is now up and running and build for statistical processing and outputs is well under way. We remain on track to deliver a successful census. The wider transformation continues at pace, with population statistics transformation operating in parallel with Census, on track for building to the 2023 recommendation. Social survey and business statistics transformation also continue to make progress and with most build on census now complete resources are now able to be re-focussed.
Start date 2015-01-01
End date 2025-03-31
Schedule text Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the project's end-date remained scheduled to finish on 31 March 2025 This is primarily due to the following factors: The Business Case for the programme was refreshed in August 2020. There has been no change to the project end date. Benefits from the 2021 Census and wider Data Collection transformation remain on track for delivery by the agreed dates. The Programme has an end date of 31 March 2025 marking the delivery of the final milestone relating to the assessment of the benefits of the 2021 Census. The delivery of this will enable the Programme to fully close.
Baseline £268.30m
Forecast £260.71m
Variance -3.00%
Variance text: The budget variance is less than or equal to 5%.
Whole Life Cost £906.00m
WLCost text: Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the projects Baseline Whole Life Cost increased from £905.59m to £906.00m. This is primarily due to the following factors: The Full Business Case refresh was completed in September 2020 and the Budgeted Whole Life Costs have remained at £906m to the nearest million. The increase from £905.59m is in order to re-align with the original HM Treasury approval of £906m - there is no change to the overall funding position or projected costs.
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Sourcefile IPA_2021.csv

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