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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…