We are seeking to appoint independent committee members to the newly formed ‘National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics’ (NSCASE). Economic statistics are among the most important indicators of the condition of the UK economy and are some of the most closely watched official statistics. The new NSCASE Committee will support the […]
On the 25th February, the Centre for Applied Data Ethics will celebrate its first birthday. It has been a successful year, and the Centre team have been busy creating guidance and providing training and support to the wider research and statistical community. Over the past 12 months, the Centre has: Published 5 pieces of guidance […]
Since our last update at the beginning of October, the Centre team have been working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of some of our key activities in the last two months. Guidance In October, we released our latest ethics guidance focused on ethical considerations in the use of machine learning for […]
Applications for this post have now closed. We are seeking to appoint an independent Chair to the newly formed ‘National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics’ (NSCASE). Economic statistics are among the most fundamental indicators of the state of the UK and are some of the most closely watched official statistics. The […]
Applications for this post have now closed. We are currently looking for a new Chair of the UK Statistics Authority for a five-year term starting in April 2022. This is a high-profile position for someone who will promote the independence, trustworthiness & impartiality of official statistics. We are looking for an effective advocate and influential […]
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 […]
A key responsibility of our Parliamentary Unit is the submission of evidence to relevant select committee inquiries. This work ensures that policy makers across the UK are making decisions informed by a sound evidence base, while also developing the role of official statistics in democratic debate. Vicky Cummings has been on secondment from the ONS […]
The UK Statistics Authority has recently published a revised Concordat on Statistics which sets out a jointly agreed framework for statistical collaboration between the UK Government, and the Northern Ireland, Scottish, and Welsh Governments. The National Statistician Professor Sir Ian Diamond gave the following statement: “I am delighted to co-sign and publish the updated Concordat […]
The UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has today released its new ethics guidance focused on the use of machine learning for research and official statistics. Tom Smith, Managing Director at the Data Science Campus and member of the Centre for Applied Data Ethics independent Advisory Committee, considers why this guidance is important […]
Since our last update at the end of July, the Centre team have been working on a range of outputs. Here is a summary of some of our key activities in the last two months and what we are hoping to do next. Guidance We have recently released our latest ethics guidance on considering public […]
