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.
13 August 2020
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking". Our recent review of HMRC statistics highlights the importance of quality in helping to ensure public trust in official statistics.
7 August 2020
Data and policy are a powerful mix, offering huge benefits to society in terms of defining, understanding and solving problems. But amidst this wave of techno-optimism, there is caution.
5 August 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic a key question has been: How many people have died because of COVID-19? This seemingly straightforward question is surprisingly difficult to answer.
31 July 2020
Today, we have made our first step towards making improvements to accessibility by releasing a new interactive tool where users can easily explore the landscape of adult social care data in one…
29 July 2020
One thing that has stood out in the Coronavirus pandemic is how quickly the Government Statistical System (GSS) has responded to the need for data during this time.
27 July 2020
What does it mean to be in poverty? An insight into what data is available to measure poverty and the work being done to improve the future evidence base on…
23 July 2020
Whilst statistically those medically hardest hit by COVID-19 are the older generations, children and young people are having to come to terms with significant, immediate and possibly long term changes to their…
17 July 2020
A lot of business planning focuses on what’s in a strategy or plan. But it can be just as informative to describe what’s left out.
16 July 2020
How statisticians in the four nations are working together to improve the evidence base on deprivation
1 July 2020
I was recruited in October last year as the Head of the A and T work programme and since then a lot has been happening that I’d like to share.