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  1. Vacancy: National Statistician’s Expert User Advisory Committee Chair

    The closing date for applications is 21 April 2025 at 23:55pm To support him in his role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and panels to provide advice on a range of topics. In March 2022, the National Statistician’s Expert User Advisory Committee (NSEUAC) was established to provide the National Statistician with advice on a […]

  2. Statement: Review of Office for National Statistics performance and culture

    Today, the UK Statistics Authority and Cabinet Office jointly announce a short independent review of the performance and culture of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The review will be led by Sir Robert Devereux, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions. The review begins this week and is expected to conclude […]

  3. UK Statistics Authority welcomes the independent report on the UK Statistics Assembly 2025

    The UK Statistics Authority welcomes today’s independent report on the UK Statistics Assembly, held on 22 January 2025. The Assembly was convened in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society, in response to a recommendation in the Independent Review of the UK Statistics Authority by Professor Denise Lievesley CBE. The Assembly provided an opportunity for a […]

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  4. Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics 2025 open for entries

    The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is accepting entries for our 2025 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented 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 […]

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  5. Vacancy: Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics Chair

    The closing date for applications is 26th February 2025 at 23:55pm About the Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics Understanding International migration is fundamental to our understanding of the UK economy and society. It changes the size and shape of our population, contributes to the labour market and impacts the demands on public services. It is […]

  6. UK Statistics Authority welcomes three new non-executive directors

    Peter Barron, Professor Mairi Spowage and Dr Sarah Walsh have newly joined the Board of the UK Statistics Authority as non-executive directors (NEDs). Their expertise in communications, economic statistics, audit and risk will provide valuable support and challenge as the Authority sets out a new strategy in 2025, and seeks to implement its response to […]

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  7. Vacancy: Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (Stakeholder) Chair

    The closing date for applications is 13 January 2025. We are looking to appoint a Chair to the UK Statistics Authority’s Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (Stakeholder). If successful in your application, you will provide independent advice to the National Statistician on the uses and applications of consumer price indices, to ensure that these statistics […]

  8. Announcing the Chair of the inaugural UK Statistics Assembly

    Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, and Dr Sarah Cumbers, Chief Executive of the Royal Statistical Society   The UK Statistics Authority and the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are delighted to be convening the first ever UK Statistics Assembly in London on Wednesday 22 January 2025. This will be an opportunity for users and […]

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  9. Reflections on the forthcoming System of National Accounts revision

    Thank you and good morning everyone. On behalf of the UK Statistics Authority, it is a great pleasure to welcome you all to London for what I am sure are going to be a fascinating few days. As well as listening to – and engaging with – the excellent range of presenters and panellists on […]

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  10. Research Accreditation Panel workshop: Overcoming barriers to data sharing

    The Research Accreditation Panel (RAP) provides oversight of the framework that is used to accredit research projects, researchers and processing environments under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA) and the Approved Researcher gateway in the Statistics and Registration Services Act 2007 (SRSA). On Friday 28 June 2024, the UK Statistics Authority and the RAP hosted […]

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