FOI Ref: FOI/2021/3289
You asked
Please supply information regarding the permanent business census, and specifically regarding the data.
Please supply this data (only the number of businesses and full time employees according to employment size classes, no subdivision according to economic sectors is necessary) for higher employment size classes - specifically for the following employment size classes:
1) Number of businesses (and number of full time employees) in legal units with 0-249 employees
2) Number of businesses (and number of full time employees) in legal units with 250-999 employees
3) Number of businesses (and number of full time employees) in legal units with 1,000-4,999 employees
4) Number of businesses (and number of full time employees) in legal units with 5,000-9,999 employees
5) Number of businesses (and number of full time employees) in legal units with 10,000-24,999 employees
6) Number of businesses (and number of full time employees) in legal units with 25,000 and more dependent employees.
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.
Unfortunately, we do not hold analysis of data by the employee size bands you have specified. This would need to be created as ad hoc analysis via our bespoke ad hoc services route. Such services would be subject to legal frameworks, disclosure controls, resources and agreement of costs. If you would like to request this bespoke dataset, please contact idbrdas@ons.gov.uk to discuss your enquiry further. Please note, there may be a charge for this work which would be subject to our charging policy.