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, […]
Applications have now closed. Job description Working at the heart of the UK’s official statistics system, this is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment across a variety of contemporary statistical and policy issues. As Communications Officer, you’ll be part of the UK Statistics Authority’s Central Policy Secretariat (CPS) team which supports the […]
Applications have now closed. We are looking to appoint an independent member to the Regulation Committee of the UK Statistics Authority. If successful in your application you would play an important role in our organisation which is engaged in significant transformation, responding to the challenges and opportunities of the changing data landscape. Please note that […]
The UK Statistics Authority has unveiled “Statistics for the Public Good” – the new strategy for the UK statistical system following a period of dramatic change during the COVID-19 pandemic. This strategy is accompanied by five-year business plans for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), which spell out […]
The UK Statistics Authority has made some significant changes to our website, based on extensive research from a wide range of users and stakeholders. All changes took effect at 1540 on Monday 13 July 2020. Separating out the Office for Statistics Regulation and The Code of Practice. Historically the UK Statistics Authority website is […]
Richard Dobbs and Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter have have been appointed as non-executive board members of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years, commencing today (Wednesday 27 May 2020). Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir David Norgrove, said: “I am delighted to welcome Richard and David as non-executive members of the […]
The UK Statistics Authority and HM Treasury have today announced that they will be extending the time period for the current joint consultation on the future of the Retail Prices Index, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. With businesses and individuals focused on mitigating the challenges that this public health and economic emergency has […]
Commenting on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority Sir David Norgrove has today said: “The UK’s statistical system is continuing to serve the public good in the face of the challenges posed by the new coronavirus (COVID-19). “The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) have […]
In March 2019, UK Statistics Authority recommended to the Chancellor that the shortcomings of the RPI be addressed by bringing the methods and data sources of CPIH into it. Today The Authority and HM Treasury have launched a joint Consultation on the timing and method of bringing CPIH methods and data sources into the RPI. […]
The Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices provided advice to the National Statistician on the composition of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) in light of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report Measuring Inflation, published in January 2019. Taking account of that advice, the then National Statistician concluded that the current position was unsatisfactory and […]