Announcement

  3. Introduction of the Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill

    On 1 May 2019, the Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords. The Bill will amend the Census Act 1920 to remove the penalty for not responding to new census questions on sexual orientation and gender identity, and add sexual orientation and gender identity to […]

  4. We need you!

    We are always trying to improve the service we provide to our users, and as part of this we are running a short user research study to help improve our website. If you use our website and would like to share your views with us, please complete this short survey below. The survey is open […]

  5. Appointment of Sian Jones as Deputy Chair of the Authority

    The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to announce the appointment of Sian Jones as the new Deputy Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. She replaces Professor Sir Adrian Smith, who stepped down from the role in December 2018, and who continues to serve as a member of the Authority Board. Sian Jones joined the Authority […]

  7. Re-appointment of Professor Sir Adrian Smith FRS

    The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Professor Sir Adrian Smith as a non-executive member of the UK Statistics Authority Board, and Deputy Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. Sir Adrian’s re-appointment was approved under the provisions of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. He has been re-appointed for a […]

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  8. Appointments to the Board of the UK Statistics Authority

    The UK Statistics Authority warmly welcomes the appointment of Professor Sir Ian Diamond and Professor Anne Trefethen as non-executive members of the UK Statistics Authority Board.  Both have been appointed for four-year terms, commencing today. Speaking today, Sir David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, said: “I am delighted to welcome Ian and Anne […]

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  9. Re-appointment of Professor David Hand OBE FBA

    The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Professor David Hand as a non-executive member of the UK Statistics Authority Board. Professor Hand’s re-appointment was approved under the provisions of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. He has been re-appointed for a period of three years, ending on 1 April 2021.

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  10. Changes to our website

    Removal of the National Statistician section The content currently provided under the National Statistician section will be moved to the About menu. At the same time we will remove some duplication. As part of this move, we are re-writing our About content to be more concise and structured. This includes breaking up blocks of text […]