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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…

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,…