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Statistics Authority calls time on Ministers’ 24-hour early access to official statistics
18 March 2010 — Press release
The UK Statistics Authority has today published its independent review of the statutory arrangements governing access to official statistics before they are published. The report is its first formal advice…
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Crime Statistics Open Meeting
18 January 2010 — Event
Monitoring Review on Overcoming Barriers to Trust in Crime Statistics ( England and Wales ) Note on the open discussion of issues raised in the interim report An open meeting…
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Speech by Sir Michael Scholar to the Government Statistical Service Assistant Statistician/Statistical Officer conference, 8 December 2009
8 December 2009 — Event
Encouraging Innovation and Building Relationships Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. It is now two years since I last spoke to this gathering, and…
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Speech by Sir Michael Scholar to the Government Statistical Service Assistant Statistician/Statistical Officer conference
8 December 2009 — Event
Encouraging Innovation and Building Relationships Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. It is now two years since I last spoke to this gathering, and…
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Code of Practice breach – release practices
1 December 2009 — Statement
Early Statistics on Student Support for Higher Education in England, 2009/10 (Department for Business, Innovation & Skills) The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has reported to the UK…
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Appointment of Stephen Penneck to the Authority Board
20 November 2009 — Announcement, Appointments
The non-executive members of the Authority have today appointed Stephen Penneck, the new Director General of the Office for National Statistics, as an executive member of the UK Statistics Authority…
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Speech by Sir Michael Scholar to the Annual Conference of the Statistics User Forum at the Royal Society, London
19 November 2009 — Event
Role of statistics in a democratic society Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you this morning. I am delighted that you have extended this invitation to…
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UK Statistics Authority: Nick Hurd MP census comments “ill-founded”
27 October 2009 — Press release
Following recent comments attributed to Nick Hurd MP, Shadow Minister for the Third Sector, about the 2011 Census, Sir Michael Scholar, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority has written to…
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Special Assessment of Census 2011
26 October 2009 — Announcement
Introduction The UK Statistics Authority has a statutory responsibility to assess and determine whether its Code of Practice for Official Statistics is complied with in relation to statistics already designated…
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Appointment of the National Statistician
6 August 2009 — Announcement, Appointments
Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Jil Matheson as National Statistician, to succeed Dame Karen Dunnell who retires at the end of August 2009. Ms. Matheson will take up post…