The UK Statistics Authority and HM Treasury have today responded to the recently held joint consultation on reforming the methodology of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) by bringing the methods and data sources of the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupier housing costs (CPIH) into it. The Chancellor has announced that while he sees the […]
The UK Statistics Authority recently ran a joint consultation with HM Treasury on changes to the Retail Prices Index methodology. The response to that consultation will be published on 25 November, alongside the Spending Review. An exchange of letters between HM Treasury and the UK Statistics Authority confirming this date is available here: Chancellor of the Exchequer to Sir David […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today issued a statement which urges all UK governments to address the way they communicate important COVID-19 data to the public. The statement focuses on the importance of data being shared in a way that promotes transparency and clarity, to support public understanding and confidence. During the coronavirus […]
Applications have now closed. We are looking to appoint independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s Research Accreditation Panel. If successful in your application you would play an important role in improving and providing access to public authority de-identified data for the purposes of public good research, through the operationalisation of the Research strand of […]
The UK Statistics Authority has today published its Annual Review of Casework. The report covers April 2019 to March 2020 and also includes a summary of the first quarter of 2020/21. Making public statements about the dissemination and use of statistics has been an important part of the Authority’s work since it began. In this […]
The winners of the Royal Statistical Society’s ‘Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics’, have been announced today. Awarded in partnership the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World, the award celebrates good practice in UK official statistics. Named in honour of the late Sir Harry Campion, (the first director of the Central Statistical Office,) […]
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 […]
A publicly available record of all the UK Statistics Authority, Office for National Statistics and Office for Statistics Regulation’s select committee submissions, (since 2018), has been made available on the Authority website. The statistical system regularly submits both written and oral evidence to help advise and inform parliamentarians and democratic debate through parliamentary committees and […]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced two new senior appointments to deliver its radical and ambitious 5-year strategy ‘Statistics for the Public Good’. Sam Beckett has been appointed to the role of Second Permanent Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive at ONS. Sam brings a host of experience to the role, most recently as […]
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 […]