The UK Statistics Authority welcomes today’s independent report on the UK Statistics Assembly, held on 22 January 2025. The Assembly was convened in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society, in response to a recommendation in the Independent Review of the UK Statistics Authority by Professor Denise Lievesley CBE. The Assembly provided an opportunity for a […]
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is accepting entries for our 2025 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World. The award celebrates good practice in UK official statistics, recognising outstanding innovations, developments and challenges faced by government statisticians in providing both ‘business as usual’ outputs […]
Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, and Dr Sarah Cumbers, Chief Executive of the Royal Statistical Society The UK Statistics Authority and the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are delighted to be convening the first ever UK Statistics Assembly in London on Wednesday 22 January 2025. This will be an opportunity for users and […]
The UK Statistics Authority has today published its response to the Independent Review conducted earlier this year by Professor Denise Lievesley, as part of the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Review programme. It presents a thorough and constructive evaluation of our strengths and areas for improvement. We are grateful to Professor Lievesley and her team for […]
The Royal Statistical Society has announced the recipients of the 2024 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World. The award celebrates good practice in UK official statistics, recognising outstanding innovations and developments and challenges faced by government statisticians in providing both “business as usual” outputs and […]
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are now accepting entries for our 2024 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World. The award celebrates the role UK government statisticians play in answering some of society’s most important questions, and rewards good practice in producing and […]
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are now accepting entries for our 2023 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the Authority and Civil Service World. The award, for work completed in 2022, celebrates the role government statisticians play in answering some of society’s most important questions, and rewards good practice and innovation […]
A longstanding partnership between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has been formally renewed. UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and Director General of KNBS Mr Macdonald George Obudho met in London to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, formally agreeing to continue […]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has formally begun working jointly with The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and President of PCBS Dr Ola Awad met in London to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations. The initial six-month partnership, which was launched on 27 […]
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. 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, […]
