Denise Lievesley, CBE, is a leading social statistician whose work has shaped statistical systems in the UK and internationally. As the former Director of Statistics at UNESCO, she founded the Institute for Statistics. She is also a past leader of the Royal Statistical Society and International Statistical Institute, where her influence on the field is […]
One year on from the Statistics Assembly, Ed Humpherson reflects on the progress made across the statistical system and considers whether the momentum generated by the event is translating into meaningful change.
In this blog, Penny Babb, Head of Policy and Standards at the Office for Statistics Regulation, discusses her experience of refreshing the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Director General, Ed Humpherson, recently gave the keynote speech at the ISI World Statistics Conference about how official statistics producers need to embrace vulnerability in a time of crisis. Read the transcript below.
Helen, our Head of Development and Impact at the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), reflects on why the principles of the Code have endured and flourished, even as the social and technical landscape has changed around them.
OSR asked CEO of the Royal Statistical Society(RSS), Dr Sarah Cumbers, to reflect on the refreshed Code of Practice in a guest blog. The RSS works closely to support OSR’s regulatory work, including partnering with us on the TQV (Trustworthiness, Quality and Value) annual award for voluntary application, that celebrates organisations adopting these principles in their daily practice for everyone to see.
In our latest guest blog, Rochelle Tractenberg explores how ethical statistics and the refreshed Code of Practice can help build public trust this World Statistics Day…
In our latest blog Statistics Regulator Gillian Fairbairn discusses the complexities of tracking migration and the importance of migration statistics…
Helen Miller-Bakewell, OSR’s Head of Development and Impact, reflects on the Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) 2025 Conference, and the takeaway messages for her and the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).
In our latest blog, Head of OSR Ed Humpherson discusses measuring public services productivity in a more sophisticated way.