News – Office for Statistics Regulation

OSR’s statement on the Labour Force Survey-derived estimates and Annual Population Survey-derived estimates

12 December 2024 —

This statement provides information about statistics that have recently had their accredited official statistics status removed due to issues with the quality of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and associated…

OSR Update on the Transformation of Labour Market Statistics

12 December 2024 — Press release

Today we have published a blog, entitled Quality under challenge: Regulating statistics and data from the Labour Force Survey, to bring together information about how we are regulating statistics and…

Statement on OSR’s separation from ONS

24 October 2024 — Statement

The UK Statistics Authority is responsible for ensuring that official statistics serve the public good. To deliver this responsibility, it has two executive offices: the Office for National Statistics, which…

Help Future-Proof the Code of Practice for Statistics – OSR Consultation is now open

23 October 2024 —

The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is refreshing its Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code) to ensure that it continues to meet the evolving needs of the statistics system,…

OSR’s Annual Review of Casework highlights its focus on encouraging intelligent transparency in the use of all statistics and data

30 September 2024 — Press release

Today the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its Annual Review of Casework 2023/24. This report highlights the importance of ‘intelligent transparency’, and its role in strengthening public trust…

OSR Publishes its Final Report on the Review of the Statistics Collected on Gender Identity During the England and Wales Census

12 September 2024 — Press release

The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its final report on the review of statistics on gender identity, based on data collected as part of the 2021 England and…

How Government can support the statistics system to be at its best now and in the future

3 September 2024 — Statement

Embedding transparency in the use and release of statistics and data We want the government to bolster public confidence in the use of analytical evidence across government by adopting an…

OSR welcomes the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) report refreshing a public vision for statistics

18 July 2024 — Press release

The RSS has recently published its report ‘Public Statistics’, outlining a fresh approach and vision for statistics to serve the wider public good. It highlights the importance of starting with…

The UK Statistical System: OSR’s latest views on innovation, challenges and unlocking the power of data through sharing and linkage

17 July 2024 — Press release

The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today published its latest annual report that provides an objective analysis of the UK’s statistical system, its current state, and its future direction.…

OSR publishes findings and requirements for ONS to enhance their Admin-Based Population Estimates (ABPEs)

15 July 2024 — Press release

Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published initial findings on the new methods that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are developing to produce population estimates for Engand…