The UK Statistics Authority has today published its response to the Independent Review conducted earlier this year by Professor Denise Lievesley, as part of the Cabinet Office Public Bodies Review programme. It presents a thorough and constructive evaluation of our strengths and areas for improvement. We are grateful to Professor Lievesley and her team for […]
The Royal Statistical Society has announced the recipients of the 2024 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 and developments and challenges faced by government statisticians in providing both “business as usual” outputs and […]
Today, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, has written to leaders of political parties to ask that their parties and candidates use statistics appropriately and transparently. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), the regulatory arm of the Authority, has been campaigning to encourage ‘intelligent transparency’, and make sure that statistical claims and […]
A report showing that official statistics continue to enjoy a strong reputation was today welcomed by the UK Statistics Authority. The Public Confidence in Official Statistics 2023 survey, conducted independently by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), found that survey respondents’ trust in the ONS remained very high even while the reputation of other […]
Following the publication of Professor Denise Lievesley’s review of the UK Statistics Authority today, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the Authority, said: “I would like to personally thank Professor Lievesley for all the hard work she has put into her report and for engaging so widely with our many stakeholders. I welcome the recommendations she […]
This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating some of the women who are part of the International Development Team (IDT) at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and their contribution towards shaping high-quality statistics that help improve lives globally. The International Development programme collaborates with national statistical offices in developing countries to enhance statistical modernisation. […]
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced today, in partnership with the Cabinet Office, that they are launching a review of ‘Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender’. The UK Statistics Authority warmly welcomes the review, which will be led by Professor Alice Sullivan of University College London and is expected […]
The UK Statistics Authority is seeking to appoint three new non-executive directors to the Board. The Authority Board has a vital role to work with colleagues across the Office for National Statistics, Office for Statistics Regulation and the Government Statistical Service to deliver and build upon the transformative strategy underway and to stand up for […]
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are now accepting entries for our 2024 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World. The award celebrates the role UK government statisticians play in answering some of society’s most important questions, and rewards good practice in producing and […]
The closing date for applications is 11:55 pm on Friday 12 January 2024. 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 […]