FOI ref: FOI-2023-1436
You asked
My query is regard the 2022 version of this dataset: UK business: activity, size and location - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk). Can I get the full list of companies in each employment sizeband for SIC codes:
- 6202 : Computer consultancy activities
- 6920 : Accounting; bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
- 7111 : Architectural activities
- 7112 : Engineering activities and related technical consultancy Table 4 (Number of VAT and/or PAYE based enterprises by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) class by employment sizebands) has the aggregated version but I am looking for specific company names.
We said
Thank you for your request regarding our UK business: activity, size and location dataset for 2022.
Unfortunately, we are unable to share the requested information, as this constitutes personal information about a business. Section 39 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (SRSA) renders it a criminal offence to disclose information held by our organisation for statistical purposes that would identify an individual or a body corporate. As we are prohibited by law from publishing statistics in which bodies corporate can be identified, Section 44(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies.