TheNorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA, Irish:Gníomhaireacht Thuaisceart Éireann um Staitisticí agus Taighde) is anexecutive agency within theDepartment of Finance inNorthern Ireland. The organisation is responsible for the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population, and society of Northern Ireland. It is responsible for conducting the decennialcensus, with the last Census in Northern Ireland held on 21 March 2021, and incorporates theGeneral Register Office (GRO) for Northern Ireland which is responsible for the registration of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths.
In 1988, Statistics Advisory Committee was set up as anon-departmental public body to theDepartment of Finance to advise on matters relating to the collection and disclosure of statistical information from businesses. Northern Ireland Order 1988.[1][2]
^Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (24 June 2024)."Statistics Advisory Committee (SAC) Recruitment".Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved11 July 2024.The SAC is a non-departmental public body of DoF, established under the Statistics of Trade and Employment (NI) Order 1988. Its function is to advise the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and thereby NI Departments, on matters relating to the collection and disclosure of statistical information from businesses under the Statistics of Trade and Employment (NI) Order 1988; and to advise on statistical issues such as quality assurance, official statistics, and other similar matters referred to it by Departments.
