I extend warm thanks for this invitation to respond to the first annual lecture of the UKSA Chair. May I begin by congratulating Penny on accepting my suggestion to give this talk. As interim chair she could have ducked this. Indeed I think we are all grateful to her for taking on the chairmanship of […]
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded by the Royal Statistical Society 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 overcoming of challenges faced by government statisticians striving to produce both “business as […]
Introduction Thank you to Simon for his introduction. (After last year’s public hearings, it’s good to see he has a softer side!). But in all seriousness, I’m an ex House of Commons Librarian. so I believe in parliamentary scrutiny and know his Committee’s report will be instrumental in driving improvement. I’m also a true believer […]
Expressions of interest must be submitted by Friday 27 March at 23:55pm The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to open expressions of interest for membership of the new Social Survey Strategic Forum, launching in April 2026. The Forum has been established to bring together senior strategic leaders from across government, the social research sector, and […]
The Royal Statistical Society has announced the recipients of the 2025 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, developments and challenges faced by government statisticians in providing both “business as usual” outputs and the data needed […]
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 […]
Thank you and good morning everyone. On behalf of the UK Statistics Authority, it is a great pleasure to welcome you all to London for what I am sure are going to be a fascinating few days. As well as listening to – and engaging with – the excellent range of presenters and panellists on […]
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 […]
Authority Chair, Sir Robert Chote, recently gave a speech at an event to launch the next five years of the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE). Touching on the origins of the Centre, its successes and expectations for the future, he said the following: Good afternoon everyone. It is a great pleasure to be here […]
Covid and the Use and Abuse of Statistics: Sir David Norgrove part of the Policy and Practice series delivered by the UCL Department of Political Science 28 October 2021 (via Zoom) Note: this is the speech as drafted and may differ from the delivered version. A recording of the speech is available from the […]