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 […]
In celebration of UK Parliament Week 2023, Chloe Wright, Head of Parliamentary and Public Affairs, discusses the relationship between the UK Statistics Authority and Parliaments across the UK. This week is UK Parliament Week, an annual event and opportunity to learn about the work of Parliament and why it is important to everybody who lives […]
Over this summer, the Centre team has been participating on a range of new and exciting activities and outputs. Here is a summary of the key activities we have undertaken in the last four months and what we are hoping to do next. Data Ethics Services We continue supporting researchers with the use of the […]
A delegation of UK Statistics Authority colleagues, including the National Statistician and Director General for Regulation, visited Tokyo to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the UK Statistics Authority and the Statistics Bureau of Japan (SBJ). This agreement aims to strengthen the relationship between the two statistical bodies and encourage cooperation in areas of […]
The Cabinet Office has announced that Professor Denise Lievesley CBE will conduct the review of the UK Statistics Authority (including the Office for National Statistics and Office for Statistics Regulation) that it announced some time ago that it would be commissioning as part of its Public Bodies Reviews programme. Speaking today, Sir Robert Chote, Chair […]
The Centre team started this year working on a range of new and exciting activities and outputs. Here is a summary of the key activities we have done in the last four months and what we are hoping to do next. International Work The UK Statistics Authority’s strategy, Statistics for the public good, presented the […]
I am pleased to announce it is now one year since NSCASE began its work in April 2022. Over the past year, our Committee has worked diligently to assess a range of current economic statistics and standards and identify areas for improvement. Before presenting ONS research to the Committee, we consulted with a diverse group […]
Deadline extended to 12th June 2023 We are looking to appoint two independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics (NSCASE). If successful in your application, you will play a central role in advising the National Statistician on official economic statistics, which are the most important […]
His Majesty the King, on the advice of the Prime Minister, has appointed Professor Sir Ian Diamond FBA FRSE FAcSS for a second term as National Statistician, following an open competition, for a period of five years beginning on 1 April 2023. The National Statistician is the Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, Permanent […]