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 […]
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) are now accepting entries for our 2023 Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, presented in partnership with the Authority and Civil Service World. The award, for work completed in 2022, celebrates the role government statisticians play in answering some of society’s most important questions, and rewards good practice and innovation […]
Dr Jacob Abboud, Professor Dame Carol Propper and Penny Young today join the Board of the UK Statistics Authority as non-executive directors (NEDs). Their expertise in statistics, economics and digital transformation will help the Authority in its efforts to ensure that the UK statistical system delivers for the public good. The new NEDs were recommended […]
Nicola Fulton, Deputy Head of External Affairs, Engagement Hub, and Tim Kershaw, Senior Data Visualisation Specialist, Digital Publishing reflect on supporting the ONS’s international development programme. “In a census, the people give us their data. It’s our duty to give it back to them.” This quote from a statistician from Burkina Faso encapsulates why we […]
Authority Chair, Sir Robert Chote, recently gave a speech at an event to launch the next five years of the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE). Touching on the origins of the Centre, its successes and expectations for the future, he said the following: Good afternoon everyone. It is a great pleasure to be here […]
Following the death of former National Statistician Tim Holt, Sir Ian Diamond shared this message with staff across the ONS. Colleagues, I was very sorry to hear of the sad passing of our former colleague Tim Holt at the age of 79. Tim was the first Director of the Office for National Statistics, overseeing the […]