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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…