Agenda
The Assembly agenda has been informed by the call for contributions and has been developed to reflect user priorities. While recognising that not every single topic requested can be covered, it allows a broad range of perspectives and experiences to be discussed. All sessions are available to in-person and online attendees.
| Time | Foyer | Plenary | Breakout room A | Breakout room B | Breakout room C | Breakout room D | Breakout room E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | Registration, tea, coffee and stalls | ||||||
| 10:00 to 10:20 | Chair’s introductions: Professor Cathie Sudlow OBE Welcome from the hosts: Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority and Professor Sir John Aston, President, Royal Statistical Society | ||||||
| 10:20 to 10:25 | Plenary 1: What we heard from the call for contributions Dame Kate Barker, Assembly Delivery Group member | ||||||
| 10:30 to 11:30 | Breakout 1: Economic statistics and measuring progress | Breakout 2: Coherence | Breakout 3: Data sourcing quality and methods | Breakout 4: User engagement | Breakout 5: Health disparities | ||
| 11:30 to 11:50 | Refreshment break and stalls | ||||||
| 11:50 to 12:50 | Breakout 6: Public sector performance | Breakout 7: Data linkage | Breakout 8: Net zero | Breakout 9: Future of the Census | Breakout 10: Business statistics | ||
| 12:50 to 13:50 | Lunch and stalls | ||||||
| 13:50 to 14:50 | Breakout 11: Equalities | Breakout 12: AI and technology | Breakout 13: Crime | Breakout 14: Labour market | Breakout 15: Local and regional data | ||
| 14:50 to 15:10 | Refreshment break and stalls | ||||||
| 15:10 to 15:30 | Plenary 2: International Perspectives Steve MacFeely, Head of Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Vipin Arora, US Bureau of Economic Analysis | ||||||
| 15:30 to 16:10 | Plenary 3: Feedback from the breakouts Professor Cathie Sudlow OBE | ||||||
| 16:10 to 16:20 | Plenary 4: Next steps Professor David Hand, Chair, National Statisticians Expert User Advisory Committee | ||||||
| 16:20 to 16:30 | Final remarks and Assembly close: Sir Robert Chote and Professor Denise Lievesley |
Breakout sessions and framework for discussions
There are 15 themed breakout discussion sessions throughout the day. Those registered for the event in-person or online will have received an email inviting them to sign up for their choices of breakouts, and then have received an email with their allocated sessions. We have endeavored to give participants their session preferences, but should some be oversubscribed, you may be allocated a second preference. Please attend the sessions you have been allocated and arrive promptly to each session.
Sessions are for one hour, with the group discussion framed by a deliberative question. They will be led by a facilitator and three subject discussants offering varying perspective, insight and evidence to open the consideration of the question to the group. There will also be a Government Statistical Service subject lead, official listener-notetaker, and online support in each breakout. Sessions may be recorded and transcribed with the assistance of artificial intelligence. This is only for the purpose of informing the Assembly report, and thus will only be retained for a short period of time.
Discussions will take the following format (with approximate timing):
- short introduction from the facilitator (5 minutes)
- presentation of evidence for the deliberative question from each of the subject discussants (4 minutes per discussant)
- facilitated group discussion (30 minutes)
- summarise (10 minutes)
The whole group discussion will be framed around ‘needs and value’, with topic experts called upon if needed, and should seek to address the following:
- extent of impact for public good: from limited to extensive and coverage (for example, to whole population or specific smaller groups)
- timescale for public benefit: immediate, medium or long term
- type of user benefitted: academia, business, civil society, public sector
- advances the modern statistical system: in the immediate, medium or long term
- feasibility and capability for production by producer type: official statistics system, non-official (via private, charity or academic sectors for example)
Additional views and feedback
Participants will also be able to provide additional views towards the discussion via Slido, which will be captured and fed into the Assembly reporting.
Slido details will be sent to all registered participants.
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