Regulation blog

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.

GDP beyond the bottom line: measuring what matters most

[box] For all the ESCoE Conference 2025 highlights, with reflections in a blog from Paul Schreyer and other overview materials please visit their website page. [/box] In our latest blog,…

Mission possible? Statistics and data in the UK Government’s mission-led approach to government

In this blog, Head of OSR, Ed Humpherson explores the role of statistics in the missions set out in the Government's  Plan for Change, reflecting OSR's core focus on transparency…

Demand on the NHS is a poor proxy for understanding the UK’s health

I recently spent the most interesting 20 minutes of my week when I was asked to review OSR’s recently published article on health inequalities. The article itself is an excellent…

How official statistics shape personal decisions

In our latest blog post, OSR’s Head of Research describes a recent project which explored how individuals use statistics in their personal lives, leading to practical recommendations for statistics producers.…

The Code, The Key and (for fans of 90s dance music) The Secret

In our latest guest blog, Paul Matthews, Head of Profession for Statistics in Scottish Government, responsible for capability and capacity of the statistics profession, talks about his passion for improvement…

A reason to be optimistic: sharing and linking data on road traffic collisions

In our latest blog, Head of OSR Ed Humpherson discusses how data sharing and linkage can provide vital insight into the problems and potential solutions when looking at road traffic…

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