The following article originally appeared online on Thursday 16 July 2020. COVID-19 has illustrated the direct connection between data, policy and society as never before. And as our lives have changed dramatically during this unprecedented period, so has the way we produce data about our nation. In my nearly 50 years of observing and working […]
The UK Statistics Authority has unveiled “Statistics for the Public Good” – the new strategy for the UK statistical system following a period of dramatic change during the COVID-19 pandemic. This strategy is accompanied by five-year business plans for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), which spell out […]
The UK Statistics Authority has made some significant changes to our website, based on extensive research from a wide range of users and stakeholders. All changes took effect at 1540 on Monday 13 July 2020. Separating out the Office for Statistics Regulation and The Code of Practice. Historically the UK Statistics Authority website is […]
Richard Dobbs and Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter have have been appointed as non-executive board members of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years, commencing today (Wednesday 27 May 2020). Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir David Norgrove, said: “I am delighted to welcome Richard and David as non-executive members of the […]
Sick people, and those who care for them, struggle with COVID-19 in a very direct way, but all of us are struggling with this pandemic in different ways – and all of us want to understand it better. This is where statisticians come into their own. Following in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale, the pioneering […]
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.