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.
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.…
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…
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…
Hear about the Office for Environmental Protection’s journey of applying Trustworthiness, Quality and Value (TQV) from Darren Watson, their Principal Environmental Analyst, in this guest blog on embracing the Code…
Gross domestic product (GDP) is invariably a focus of debate about the state of the economy and whether this country, or any other, is making progress. Yet it has its…
In this guest blog, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge, reflects on his experiences in the Infected Blood Inquiry and the importance of transparency…
21 February 2025
In our latest blog, OSR’s Jonathan Price introduces his recently published think piece on value and GDP. Ed’s recent blog exploring GDP prompted me to look again at ONS’s recent…
10 January 2025
As part of our series of blogs examining topics addressed in the proposed refreshed Code of Practice for Statistics, Dr James Tucker, Deputy Director for Health, International and Partnerships at…
12 December 2024
In our latest blog, Head of Assessment, Siobhan, discusses the challenges of regulating statistics and data from the Labour Force Survey. Many concerns have been raised about the quality of…
5 December 2024
In our latest blog, Head of OSR Ed Humpherson discusses our consultation on a revised Code of Practice, which is open for comments until 14 February 2025. Read more about…
21 November 2024
In our latest blog post, OSR Research Officer Nick discusses how public engagement shapes our work, specifically in relation to our research project about how individual members of the public…
15 November 2024
In our latest blog, Penny Babb, OSR’s Head of Policy and Standards, speaks about her experience with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics in developing the Kenya Statistics Code of…
24 October 2024
In our latest blog, Director General for OSR, Ed Humpherson, speaks about how OSR’s separation from ONS is communicated Since Professor Denise Lievesley published her review of the UK Statistics…
14 October 2024
In our latest blog, Director General for OSR, Ed Humpherson looks at the importance of intelligent transparency for Governments across the UK. Intelligent transparency is one of the most important…
20 September 2024
In our latest guest blog, Oscar Donnelly, Lead for the Mental Health Outcomes Framework, discusses the outcomes-based approach to collect standardised mental health data and statistics using the new patient record…
19 September 2024
When I was placed in OSR for an eight-week internship, as part of the Civil Service summer internship scheme, I didn’t know what to expect. I study English literature at…