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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…