The closing date for applications is 24 August 2025 at 23:55pm To support them in their role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and panels to provide advice on a range of topics. In October 2022, following the conclusion of the Inclusive Data Taskforce (IDTF), a new National Statistician’s Inclusive Data Advisory Committee (NSIDAC) […]
The Royal Statistical Society has announced the recipients of the 2025 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World. The award celebrates good practice in UK official statistics, recognising outstanding innovations, developments and challenges faced by government statisticians in providing both “business as usual” outputs and the data needed […]
Today HM Government has commissioned the Office for National Statistics to conduct a mandatory, questionnaire-based, whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031. This follows the UK Statistics Authority’s recommendation to Government last month for a census as part of system of population and migration statistics which combines the power of data collection and builds on […]
This statement was published on Gov.uk on 7 July 2025. On 26 June Sir Robert Devereux’s review of the Office for National Statistics was published. The UK Statistics Authority and the Cabinet Office have accepted his findings and conclusions, including his recommendation to appoint an additional Permanent Secretary temporarily to lead the day to day […]
Today, the UK Statistics Authority and the Cabinet Office have published Sir Robert Devereux’s independent review of the performance and culture of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The review makes three main recommendations: ONS needs a focused and consistent effort to improve core statistics; Changes are needed in the way in which ONS is […]
The closing date for applications is 17 July 2025 at 23:55pm About the Advisory Panel on National Accounts The Advisory Panel on National Accounts (APoNA) provides independent advice to the National Statistician on the production, publication, uses and applications of National Accounts and their technical aspects. The APoNA has been set up to provide advice […]
This page is available in Welsh (Cymraeg). Today the UK Statistics Authority has recommended that the Government commission a census of England and Wales in 2031, to be delivered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The power to call a mandatory questionnaire-based census of the whole population rests with ministers and has historically been […]
Mae’r dudalen hon hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg (English). Heddiw, mae Awdurdod Ystadegau’r DU wedi argymell bod y Llywodraeth yn comisiynu cyfrifiad o Gymru a Lloegr yn 2031, i’w gyflawni gan y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol (y SYG). Gweinidogion sydd â’r pŵer i alw cyfrifiad gorfodol o’r boblogaeth gyfan yn seiliedig ar holiadur ac, yn hanesyddol, […]
Today the UK Statistics Authority has announced the resignation of Sir Ian Diamond as the UK’s National Statistician. Since joining the organisation more than five and a half years ago, Sir Ian has led the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government Statistical Service (GSS) with passion and commitment, from playing a leading role in […]
Deadline extended: The closing date for applications is 30 May 2025 at 23:55pm We are looking to appoint an independent member to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee of the UK Statistics Authority. The UK Statistics Authority is an independent body at arm’s length from government. The Authority has a statutory objective of promoting and […]