News – UK Statistics Authority

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee lay members

19 March 2026 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 17 April 2026 at 23:55pm The National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee (NSDEC) advises the National Statistician and executives of the UK Statistics Authority…

Invitation to join the Social Survey Strategic Forum

11 March 2026 — Appointments, Event —

Expressions of interest must be submitted by Friday 27 March at 23:55pm The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to open expressions of interest for membership of the new Social Survey…

Vacancy: Regulation Committee independent members

6 February 2026 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 6 March 2026 at 23:55pm We are looking to appoint two independent members to the Regulation Committee of the UK Statistics Authority. The UK…

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Economic Statistics Classifications Technical Advisory Panel Chair

20 January 2026 — Appointments —

Deadline extended: The closing date for applications is 6 March 2026 at 23:55pm We are looking to appoint a Chair to the National Statistician’s Economic Statistics Classifications (ESC) Technical Advisory…

Vacancy: Methodological Assurance Review Panel member

15 December 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 12 January 2026 at 23:55pm The National Statistician’s Methodological Assurance Review Panel (MARP) is seeking to recruit a new member with specific economic statistics…

Vacancy: Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (Technical) members

13 October 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 14 November 2025 at 23:55pm The Technical Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (APCP-Technical) provides independent advice to the National Statistician on technical aspects of…

Vacancy: Advisory Panel on National Accounts members

3 October 2025 — Appointments —

Deadline extended: The closing date for applications is 16 November 2025 at 23:55pm The Advisory Panel on National Accounts (APoNA) provides independent advice to the Deputy National Statistician on the…

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics members

23 September 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 29 October 2025 at 23:55pm To support them in their role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and panels to provide advice…

Announcing the new Chair of the National Statistician’s Expert User Advisory Committee

29 July 2025 — Appointments —

The UK Statistics Authority has today announced that Dame Kate Barker has been appointed as the new chair of the National Statistician’s Expert User Advisory Committee. Kate has recently stepped…

Announcing the new Chair of the National Statistician’s Inclusive Data Advisory Committee

22 July 2025 — Appointments —

The UK Statistics Authority is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Evelyn Collins CBE as Chair of the National Statistician’s Inclusive Data Advisory Committee. The role of the National…

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Inclusive Data Advisory Committee members

18 July 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 24 August 2025 at 23:55pm To support them in their role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and panels to provide advice…

Vacancy: Advisory Panel on National Accounts Chair

26 June 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 17 July 2025 at 23:55pm About the Advisory Panel on National Accounts The Advisory Panel on National Accounts (APoNA) provides independent advice to the…

Vacancy: Audit and Risk Assurance Committee independent member

29 April 2025 — Appointments —

Deadline extended: The closing date for applications is 30 May 2025 at 23:55pm We are looking to appoint an independent member to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee of the…

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Inclusive Data Advisory Committee Chair

28 April 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 26 May 2025 at 23:55pm About the National Statistician’s Inclusive Data Advisory Committee The National Statistician’s Inclusive Data Advisory Committee (NSIDAC) first met in…

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee members

16 April 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 16 May 2025 at 23:55pm To support him in his role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and panels to…

Vacancy: Methodological Assurance Review Panel sub-group on Migration Statistics members

15 April 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 5 May 2025 at 23:55pm The Methodological Assurance Review Panel (MARP) sub-group on Migration Statistics is to provide technical assurance on the development of…

Vacancy: National Statistician’s Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics members

15 April 2025 — Appointments —

The closing date for applications is 5 May 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…

Announcing the new Chair of the National Statistician’s Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics

15 April 2025 — Appointments —

The UK Statistics Authority is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Madeleine Sumption as Chair of the Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics. The new panel on migration statistics is…

Announcing the new Chair of the National Statistician’s Advisory Panel on Consumer Price Statistics (Stakeholder)

15 April 2025 — Appointments —

The UK Statistics Authority has today announced that Professor Jonathan Haskel has been appointed as the new chair of the National Statistician’s Advisory Panel on Consumer Price Statistics. Jonathan is…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…