Iain Bell has been appointed at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to support the National Statistician, John Pullinger, in leading UK National Statistics.
Iain, who is currently Chief Data Officer at the Department for Education, has been appointed as Deputy National Statistician for Population and Public Policy, and will take up post in early June.
Iain will join Heather Savory (Deputy National Statistician for Data Capability) and Jonathan Athow (Deputy National Statistician for Economic Statistics), all reporting to John Pullinger as National Statistician, to deliver the strategic vision for ‘Better Statistics, Better Decisions‘.
Speaking today, John Pullinger, the National Statistician said:
“I am delighted to announce the appointment of Iain Bell as Deputy National Statistician for Population and Public Policy, joining Heather, Jonathan, and me as the senior leadership team. Together with our colleagues across the Government Statistical Service we are ready to take the statistical evidence base of the nation to a new level mobilising the power of data to help Britain make better decisions”
Iain Bell, the new Deputy National Statistician for Population and Public Policy said:
“ONS and the Government Statistical Service has a huge opportunity to provide high quality statistical evidence that drives insight into the decisions being made in Britain today. I am excited by the opportunity to work with colleagues in ONS and across Government to deliver this”
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Biography
Iain is currently Chief Data Officer at the Department for Education where he has been responsible for how the Department collects, uses and publishes information and transforming how this is done. Iain has been a member of the Government Statistical Service since 1993 and his career spans labour market, justice, finance and transport statistics in many Departments including ONS.