The UK Statistics Authority and HM Treasury have today announced that they will be extending the time period for the current joint consultation on the future of the Retail Prices Index, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. With businesses and individuals focused on mitigating the challenges that this public health and economic emergency has […]
Commenting on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority Sir David Norgrove has today said: “The UK’s statistical system is continuing to serve the public good in the face of the challenges posed by the new coronavirus (COVID-19). “The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) have […]
In March 2019, UK Statistics Authority recommended to the Chancellor that the shortcomings of the RPI be addressed by bringing the methods and data sources of CPIH into it. Today The Authority and HM Treasury have launched a joint Consultation on the timing and method of bringing CPIH methods and data sources into the RPI. […]
UPDATED A further statement was made by the National Statistician on UK Statistics as we leave the transition period, on 31 December 2020. Since the 2016 referendum, the UK Statistics Authority has been working to ensure high quality, timely and accurate statistics continue to be available for users as we leave the EU. The […]
UK Statistics Authority statement on homelessness statistics, 9 December 2019.
UK Statistics Authority statement on school funding information in Labour and Conservative manifestos, 2 December 2019.
Statement on use of Labour Force Survey statistics by Scottish Government, 15 November 2019.
Party leaders reminded of their duty to use statistics accurately and fairly in the forthcoming election, 5 November 2019.
The UK Statistics Authority has today published its Annual Review of Casework. 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 work, the Authority is guided by its statutory objective to promote and safeguard official statistics. The Office for Statistics […]
The Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices provided advice to the National Statistician on the composition of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) in light of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report Measuring Inflation, published in January 2019. Taking account of that advice, the then National Statistician concluded that the current position was unsatisfactory and […]