Business surveys conducted by ONS are done so under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947 and completion of the questionnaires is compulsory. ... Therefore, businesses selected for an ONS business survey are legally obliged to respond to each survey questionnaire it receives.

Is the ONS Annual business survey compulsory?

In general, there is a legal requirement to complete ONS business surveys, since most of them are conducted under section 1 of the Statistics of Trade Act 1947 (entitled 'Power of competent authorities to obtain information').

Is it compulsory to take part in national Statistics survey?

Every year about half a million people help us by taking part in our studies. No-one has to take part if they do not want to, but for us to paint an accurate picture of our society, it is vital that we interview as many people as possible, from all walks of life.