Ed Humpherson, the Director General for Regulation, team members at the Office for Statistics Regulation and other ad-hoc guest authors present think pieces on how the different areas of the statistical system can affect and benefit the public.
Ed Humpherson, the Director General for Regulation, team members at the Office for Statistics Regulation and other ad-hoc guest authors present think pieces on how the different areas of the statistical system can affect and benefit the public.
There have been several consequential reviews of the role and performance of the UK statistics system over the last few years, each having great impact. To my mind, there are…
In this blog, Elise Rohan, Head of Casework, shines a light on the often unseen but highly impactful work of OSR’s casework function. Casework is the part of OSR’s role…
In our latest guest blog Natalie Fleming, Analysis team leader in Workforce Intelligence at Skills for Care, talks about her experience and learning from the process of achieving accredited official…
20 March 2026
In our latest guest blog, leading British statistician, David Spiegelhalter explores why trustworthiness—not trust—should be at the heart of statistical communication. Drawing on the influence of Baroness Onora O’Neill and…
13 March 2026
OSR Regulator for our Health domain, Sarah looks at mental health statistics across the UK, with OSR’s findings so far and what’s next for statistics across England, Wales and Northern…
6 March 2026
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…
22 January 2026
One year ago today, the UK’s inaugural Statistics Assembly took place in London. The word ‘world-leading’ can be overused. But it is not out of place to describe an exercise…
21 November 2025
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. As we’ve…
17 November 2025
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. Watch…
14 November 2025
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…
6 November 2025
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…
20 October 2025
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… Every five years, World…
2 October 2025
In our latest blog Statistics Regulator Gillian Fairbairn discusses the complexities of tracking migration and the importance of migration statistics… What do Canada geese, wildebeest and humpback whales all have…