You asked
I have searched for statistics as to the proportions of different religious groups in the UK. Upon trying to find these statistics I could only find information as far as 2011 and I have a feeling that since then, the statistics for the percentage of different religious groups in the UK has changed. Therefore I request figures for 2015 and/or 2016?
We said
Thank you for your request.
The information you have requested can be obtained from the customer services team of ONS Social Services division. This team provides an ad hoc analysis service, including - of relevance in this instance - tabulations of Labour force (LFS) and Annual Population Survey (APS) data, both of which contain question variables relating to religion. This service is subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources and agreements of costs, where appropriate. Details of the religion variables included in these datasets can be viewed in the LFS User Guides
If you would like to enquire about our service then please contact socialsurveys@ons.gov.uk.
Because this information is available through that route, ONS considers that s.21(1) of the Freedom of Information Act applies to this request and the information does not have to be supplied under the Freedom of Information Act. s.21(1) is an absolute exemption and no consideration of the public interest needs to be applied.
If you are able to do your own cross-tabulations you could purchase an anonymised LFS or APS dataset from the UK Data Service. Details on costs and how to download the data can be found on their website:
Advice for commercial users - http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/registration.aspx#/tab-commercial-users
Charges - http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/charges.aspx