News – UK Statistics Authority

Statement: Inquiry into the UK Statistics Authority by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

7 April 2025 — Statement —

Today, the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has announced an inquiry into the work of the UK Statistics Authority. This inquiry is separate from the…

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Expert User Advisory Committee Chair

2 April 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 21 April 2025 at 23:55pm To support him in his role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and panels to provide advice…

Statement: Review of Office for National Statistics performance and culture

1 April 2025 — Statement —

Today, the UK Statistics Authority and Cabinet Office jointly announce a short independent review of the performance and culture of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The review will be…

UK Statistics Authority welcomes the independent report on the UK Statistics Assembly 2025

4 March 2025 — Announcement —

The UK Statistics Authority welcomes today’s independent report on the UK Statistics Assembly, held on 22 January 2025. The Assembly was convened in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society, in…

Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics 2025 open for entries

12 February 2025 — Announcement —

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is accepting entries for our 2025 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World. The…

Vacancy: Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics Chair

31 January 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 26th February 2025 at 23:55pm About the Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics Understanding International migration is fundamental to our understanding of the UK economy…

UK Statistics Authority welcomes three new non-executive directors

31 January 2025 — Appointments —

Peter Barron, Professor Mairi Spowage and Dr Sarah Walsh have newly joined the Board of the UK Statistics Authority as non-executive directors (NEDs). Their expertise in communications, economic statistics, audit…

Vacancy: Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (Stakeholder) Chair

20 December 2024 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 13 January 2025. We are looking to appoint a Chair to the UK Statistics Authority’s Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (Stakeholder). If successful in…

Announcing the Chair of the inaugural UK Statistics Assembly

29 November 2024 — Announcement, Event —

Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, and Dr Sarah Cumbers, Chief Executive of the Royal Statistical Society The UK Statistics Authority and the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are…

Reflections on the forthcoming System of National Accounts revision

17 September 2024 — Event —

Thank you and good morning everyone. On behalf of the UK Statistics Authority, it is a great pleasure to welcome you all to London for what I am sure are…

Research Accreditation Panel workshop: Overcoming barriers to data sharing

5 September 2024 — Blog — Research and ethics

The Research Accreditation Panel (RAP) provides oversight of the framework that is used to accredit research projects, researchers and processing environments under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA) and the…

Our Response to the Lievesley Review of the UK Statistics Authority

4 September 2024 — Announcement —

The UK Statistics Authority has today published its response to the Independent Review conducted earlier this year by Professor Denise Lievesley, as part of the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Review…

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics

12 July 2024 — Announcement, Event, Press release —

The Royal Statistical Society has announced the recipients of the 2024 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and  Civil Service World. The award celebrates…

UK Statistics Authority urges party leaders to use statistics responsibly in the General Election

4 June 2024 — Press release —

Today, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, has written to leaders of political parties to ask that their parties and candidates use statistics appropriately and transparently. The…

Public confidence in official statistics: UK Statistics Authority reacts to latest survey

14 May 2024 — Press release —

A report showing that official statistics continue to enjoy a strong reputation was today welcomed by the UK Statistics Authority. The Public Confidence in Official Statistics 2023 survey, conducted independently…

Independent review of the UK Statistics Authority published

12 March 2024 — Statement —

Following the publication of Professor Denise Lievesley’s review of the UK Statistics Authority today, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the Authority, said:  “I would like to personally thank Professor Lievesley…

International Women’s Day 2024: Inspiring inclusion around the world

8 March 2024 — Blog — International work

This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating some of the women who are part of the International Development Team (IDT) at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and their contribution…

Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender

29 February 2024 — Statement —

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced today, in partnership with the Cabinet Office, that they are launching a review of ‘Data, Statistics and Research on Sex…

Authority Board seeks three new non-executive directors

26 February 2024 — Appointments —

The UK Statistics Authority is seeking to appoint three new non-executive directors to the Board. The Authority Board has a vital role to work with colleagues across the Office for…

Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics 2024 open for entries

14 February 2024 — Announcement —

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are now accepting entries for our 2024 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service…

Vacancy – National Statistician’s Expert User Advisory Committee is looking for new members

14 December 2023 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 11:55 pm on Friday 12 January 2024. To support him in his role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and…

UK Parliament Week 2023: The UK Statistics Authority and its Parliamentary relationships

10 November 2023 — Blog —

In celebration of UK Parliament Week 2023, Chloe Wright, Head of Parliamentary and Public Affairs, discusses the relationship between the UK Statistics Authority and Parliaments across the UK. This week…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: October 2023

18 October 2023 — Blog — International work, Research and ethics

Over this summer, the Centre team has been participating on a range of new and exciting activities and outputs. Here is a summary of the key activities we have undertaken…

Memorandum of Cooperation agreed with Statistics Bureau of Japan

14 July 2023 — — International work

A delegation of UK Statistics Authority colleagues, including the National Statistician and Director General for Regulation, visited Tokyo to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the UK Statistics Authority…

Independent review of the UK Statistics Authority – statement from Sir Robert Chote

9 June 2023 — Statement —

The Cabinet Office has announced that Professor Denise Lievesley CBE will conduct the review of the UK Statistics Authority (including the Office for National Statistics and Office for Statistics Regulation) that…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: May 2023

8 June 2023 — Blog — International work, Research and ethics

The Centre team started this year working on a range of new and exciting activities and outputs. Here is a summary of the key activities we have done in the…

Statement on the first year of NSCASE – Sir Ian Diamond

24 May 2023 — Statement —

I am pleased to announce it is now one year since NSCASE began its work in April 2022. Over the past year, our Committee has worked diligently to assess a…

Vacancy – Independent Members of National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics

26 April 2023 — Appointments —

Deadline extended to 12th June 2023 We are looking to appoint two independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics (NSCASE).…

Professor Sir Ian Diamond reappointed as National Statistician

27 March 2023 — Appointments —

His Majesty the King, on the advice of the Prime Minister, has appointed Professor Sir Ian Diamond FBA FRSE FAcSS for a second term as National Statistician, following an open…

Official statistics award launched for 2023

14 February 2023 — Announcement —

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are now accepting entries for our 2023 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the Authority and Civil Service World. The award,…

UK Statistics Authority welcomes three new non-executive directors

13 February 2023 — Appointments —

Dr Jacob Abboud, Professor Dame Carol Propper and Penny Young today join the Board of the UK Statistics Authority as non-executive directors (NEDs). Their expertise in statistics, economics and digital…

Sharing ONS census dissemination experience with peers across Africa

14 December 2022 — Blog — International work

Nicola Fulton, Deputy Head of External Affairs, Engagement Hub, and Tim Kershaw, Senior Data Visualisation Specialist, Digital Publishing reflect on supporting the ONS’s international development programme. “In a census, the…

Sir Robert Chote addresses attendees at ESCoE launch event

13 December 2022 — Event —

Authority Chair, Sir Robert Chote, recently gave a speech at an event to launch the next five years of the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE). Touching on the origins…

A message from Sir Ian Diamond following the death of former National Statistician Tim Holt

18 November 2022 — —

Following the death of former National Statistician Tim Holt, Sir Ian Diamond shared this message with staff across the ONS. Colleagues, I was very sorry to hear of the sad…

UK and Jordan will work together on statistics for the global good

17 November 2022 — — International work

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has formally partnered with Jordan’s Department of Statistics (DOS). His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ms Bridget Brind OBE signed the…

National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee looking for chair

16 November 2022 — Appointments —

Background Rapid changes in society and technology mean that more data, in richer and more complex forms, is available than ever before. A fundamental part of the UK Statistics Authority’s…

Research Accreditation Panel Newsletter: November 2022

7 November 2022 — Blog —

The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to announce the launch of our new Research Accreditation Panel newsletter. This format will allow us to keep our stakeholders in the loop about…

The ONS is set to continue working with Kenya

2 November 2022 — Announcement —

A longstanding partnership between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has been formally renewed. UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and Director…

Celebrating Global Ethics Day with the Centre for Applied Data Ethics

19 October 2022 — Blog —

To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Professor David Hand speaks about the work of the UK Statistics Authority Centre for Applied Data Ethics and their achievements since being established. Global Ethics…

Centre for Applied Data Ethics working internationally

19 October 2022 — Blog — International work, Research and ethics

To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Simon Whitworth, Head of Data Ethics and Research Accreditation at the Authority, writes about the recent work that the Centre for Applied Data Ethics has…

A meeting of global statisticians

18 October 2022 — Blog —

On 27 and 28 September the UK Statistics Authority hosted the 27th meeting of the United Nations High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity Building. Delegates from 15 countries…

The DEA data capability framework is changing

17 October 2022 — Blog —

It has been five years since the Digital Economy Act 2017 Research strand was passed into law and later implemented as an applied framework for the accreditation of researchers, projects,…

UK and Palestine will work together on statistics for the global good

17 October 2022 — Announcement —

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has formally begun working jointly with The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and President of PCBS…

Celebrating International Day for Women in Statistics and Data Science

11 October 2022 — Blog —

On Tuesday 11 October 2022, the International Statistics Institute celebrates it’s first annual ‘International Day for Women in Statistics and Data Science’. The event is designed to promote and celebrate…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: July 2022

26 July 2022 — Blog —

The months since our last newsletter have been busy, with the Centre team working on several new and exciting activities and outputs. Read on for an overview of what the…

ONS Research Excellence Awards 2022 Nominations Open

5 July 2022 — —

The ONS Research Excellence Awards 2022 are now open for nominations. The awards are for researchers who have used ONS Data and recognise innovative analyses that promote best practice research…

Authority seeking to appoint Office for National Statistics Fellows

28 June 2022 — Appointments —

We are looking for academic, public or private sector experts to become part of our “ONS Fellowship”. The ONS Fellows provide innovative analytical and methodological skills to support the ONS…

Job opportunities in the International Development Team

20 June 2022 — Appointments —

Our International Development Team are currently advertising for the following two positions: International Development Team The demand for internationally comparative data has been unprecedented and shows no sign of slowing…

Heralding in a new era of ONS international development work

16 June 2022 — —

National Statistician, Sir Ian Diamond, shares his thoughts on the launch of ONS’s first strategic plan for international development. I am delighted to launch ONS’s first ambitious strategic plan for…

Sir Robert Chote starts as new Authority Chair

1 June 2022 — Appointments, Statement —

Today, Sir Robert Chote begins his five-year term as the new Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. He will step in as the Authority reflects on the first two years…

Members appointed to new committee seeking to strengthen official economic statistics

19 May 2022 — Announcement —

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our committee members to the new National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics (NSCASE), chaired by Professor Martin Weale.…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: May 2022

16 May 2022 — Blog —

Since our last update in February, the Centre team have been busy working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of our key activities over the last few…

Establishing a platform for future collaboration with our colleagues in the Japanese Statistics Bureau

11 May 2022 — Press release —

On Friday 29 April 2022, the UK Statistics Authority hosted a Japanese delegation led by Mr Yasushi Kaneko, Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and…

Public confidence in official statistics continues at high level: UK Statistics Authority reacts to latest survey

25 April 2022 — Press release —

The UK Statistics Authority today welcomes a report showing that public confidence in official statistics remains high, and engagement with official statistics has increased since 2018. The Public Confidence in…

Enabling ethically appropriate research: the Centre for Applied Data Ethics’ Self-Assessment Tool

31 March 2022 — Blog —

To mark the relaunch of our Data-Ethics self-assessment tool, Emma Gordon, Director of the ADR UK Strategic Hub and Director of ADR England has written about the latest updates that…

Sir Robert Chote announced as preferred candidate for Chair of the UK Statistics Authority

22 March 2022 — —

Following an open recruitment exercise, Sir Robert Chote has been confirmed as the preferred candidate for the role of the next UK Statistics Authority Chair. Sir Robert will appear before…

International Women’s Day 2022 – Sharing experiences and empowering future female leaders

8 March 2022 — Blog —

On March 8 we join the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is ‘Break the Bias’ and hopes to inspire people to work towards a world free…

The Centre for Applied Data Ethics one year on – What we have done and where we are going?

25 February 2022 — Blog —

One year on from the launch of the Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics, Simon Whitworth, Head of Data Ethics and Research Accreditation, writes about the centre’s achievements and future…

2022 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics launched

18 February 2022 — Press release —

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are now accepting entries for the 2022 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in partnership with the Authority and Civil Service World. The…

Professor Martin Weale appointed as Chair of new committee seeking to strengthen official economic statistics

14 February 2022 — Appointments —

Following the UK’s exit from the European statistical system, we are strengthening the governance arrangements for official economic statistics, focussing on the ways we produce, and assure our statistics. At…

Successes of the Research Accreditation Panel 2021

10 February 2022 — Blog —

2021 was a great year of success for the Research Accreditation Panel (RAP) and the Research powers in the Digital Economy Act (DEA) 2017. As Chair of the RAP, it’s…

Authority seeking to appoint independent committee members

7 February 2022 — Appointments —

We are seeking to appoint independent committee members to the newly formed ‘National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics’ (NSCASE). Economic statistics are among the most important…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: February 2022

3 February 2022 — Blog —

On the 25th February, the Centre for Applied Data Ethics will celebrate its first birthday. It has been a successful year, and the Centre team have been busy creating guidance…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: December 2021

1 December 2021 — Blog —

Since our last update at the beginning of October, the Centre team have been working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of some of our key activities…

Vacancy – Chair to the Committee (NSCASE)

25 November 2021 — Appointments —

Applications for this post have now closed. We are seeking to appoint an independent Chair to the newly formed ‘National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics’ (NSCASE).…

The Authority seeks a new Chair

24 November 2021 — Appointments —

Applications for this post have now closed. We are currently looking for a new Chair of the UK Statistics Authority for a five-year term starting in April 2022. This is…

Sir David Norgrove speaks at University College London: Covid and the Use and Abuse of Statistics

5 November 2021 — Blog, Event —

Covid and the Use and Abuse of Statistics: Sir David Norgrove part of the Policy and Practice series delivered by the UCL Department of Political Science 28 October 2021…

Vicky Cummings discusses her secondment to a Select Committee to celebrate UK Parliament week

5 November 2021 — Blog —

A key responsibility of our Parliamentary Unit is the submission of evidence to relevant select committee inquiries. This work ensures that policy makers across the UK are making decisions informed…

National Statistician urges support for the new Concordat on Statistics

4 November 2021 — Statement —

The UK Statistics Authority has recently published a revised Concordat on Statistics which sets out a jointly agreed framework for statistical collaboration between the UK Government, and the Northern Ireland,…

Using machine learning for research and official statistics – how are we supporting ethically appropriate innovation?

26 October 2021 — Blog —

The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new ethics guidance focused on the use of machine learning for research and official statistics. Tom Smith,…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: October 2021

4 October 2021 — Blog —

Since our last update at the end of July, the Centre team have been working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of some of our key activities…

Involving people in the use of data for research and official statistics – here’s how

30 September 2021 — Blog —

The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new draft ethics guidance on considering public views and engagement in research and statistics projects. Reema Patel,…

Sharing and learning from the data ethics approaches of others – Discussions with National Statistical Institutes

15 September 2021 — Blog —

Since its launch in February 2021, the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has been making great strides in its work within the wider international data ethics community.…

News and updates from the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: July 2021

27 July 2021 — Blog —

Since our last update at the end of May, the Centre team have been working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of some of our key activities…

Enabling the case for research and statistics: Helping the analysis community to consider public good in their work

22 July 2021 — Blog —

The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new ethics guidance on public good. This is designed to complement the existing ethics self-assessment tool and…

RSS Campion award for Excellence in Official Statistics: 2021 winners

15 July 2021 — Press release —

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has today announced the recipients of this year’s Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World.…

Appointment of Professor Sir John Aston to the UK Statistics Authority Board

24 June 2021 — Appointments —

Professor Sir John Aston has been appointed as a non-executive board member of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years beginning on 1 July 2021. Professor Aston…

Exploring data ethics challenges and priorities in modern-day National Statistical Institutes

22 June 2021 — Blog —

A key part of the work of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics involves engaging with the wider international data ethics community. In sharing learning and experience,…

How can we best address emerging ethical challenges in the use of data for research and statistics?

16 June 2021 — Blog —

On 12th May, the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics hosted its inaugural roundtable event, exploring how we can best address emerging ethical challenges in the use of…

ONS employees recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

14 June 2021 — Press release —

Office for National Statistics (ONS) employees have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their outstanding service during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and for their service to disability,…

Ghana Statistical Service mark 30 day countdown to their 2021 census

28 May 2021 — Blog —

As the 2021 England and Wales Census collection comes to a close, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is entering the final countdown to its Population and Housing Census (PHC), being held…

News and updates from the UKSA’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: May 2021

27 May 2021 — Blog —

Since our last update at the end of March, the Centre team has been busy working on a range of activities and outputs. We have received some fantastic engagement from…

Vacancy – Independent Member of National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee

24 May 2021 — Appointments —

We are looking to appoint independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee (NSDEC) If successful in your application, you would play an important role…

Launching UKSA’s Ethics Guidance on the use of geospatial data for research and statistics

18 May 2021 — Blog —

Today the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has launched its first piece of ethics guidance – focused on addressing ethical issues in the use of geospatial data…

Four things you didn’t know about how the UK is helping modernise official statistics in the developing world

11 May 2021 — Blog —

By Emily Poskett, Office for National Statistics 1. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has partnerships supporting statistical modernisation in National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in Africa Each is a true…

Introducing the UKSA’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics independent Advisory Committee

20 April 2021 — Blog —

This month marks the first meeting of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics independent Advisory Committee (CADEAC). This committee has been established to advise the UK Statistics…

Six weeks on… updates from the UKSA’s new Centre for Applied Data Ethics

31 March 2021 — Blog —

It has now been six weeks since we launched the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics and the Centre team have been busy developing their various plans and…

Understanding the applied data ethics landscape: From principles to practice

17 March 2021 — Blog —

The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics was established last month with the remit of providing support and guidance to the research and statistical community, building on the…

UKSA Centre for Applied Data Ethics requests user feedback to improve self-assessment tool

17 March 2021 — Blog —

The UK Statistics Authority has launched a user review questionnaire to gather feedback for the development of its popular ethics self-assessment tool. Last month the UK Statistics Authority launched its…

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 with the ONS Women’s Network

8 March 2021 — Blog, Event —

The ONS Women’s Network was established in 2016 to provide women and allies with resources and information to help them succeed. There are currently 262 active members, a number which…

2021 Campion Awards now accepting entries

24 February 2021 — Press release —

The Royal Statistical Society’s Campion Awards are now open. Awarded in partnership the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World, the award is for those working in UK government statistics…

Applying data ethics in a changing world

18 February 2021 — —

The UK Statistics Authority has established its new Centre for Applied Data Ethics to ensure that the research and statistical community, both within Government and beyond, is fully supported to…