The closing date for applications is 5 May 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 2025 the National Statistician recruited a Chair for the new Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics. Roles and responsibilities […]
The UK Statistics Authority is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Madeleine Sumption as Chair of the Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics. The new panel on migration statistics is being implemented in line with the recommendation from the Independent Review of the UK Statistics Authority that the Advisory Groups working with the National Statistician […]
The UK Statistics Authority has today announced that Professor Jonathan Haskel has been appointed as the new chair of the National Statistician’s Advisory Panel on Consumer Price Statistics. Jonathan is Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, and has held a wide range of high-profile roles in academia. Professor Haskel was […]
Today, the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has announced an inquiry into the work of the UK Statistics Authority. This inquiry is separate from the short review of the Office for National Statistics commissioned jointly by the Authority and its sponsor department, the Cabinet Office. Also today, the Office for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
