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OSR Publishes Assessment of 2022 Census in Scotland
4 April 2023 — Press release
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its latest assessment report for the 2022 Census in Scotland. OSR has been impressed by the dedication of the statistical teams…
OSR confirms the National Statistics designation of 2021 Census in England and Wales
28 June 2022 — Announcement
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is pleased to confirm National Statistics status of the 2021 Census for England and Wales, with the first estimates of the population of England…
OSR is delighted to confirm the National Statistics designation of 2021 Census in Northern Ireland
24 May 2022 — Press release
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is delighted to confirm National Statistics status for the first release of headline estimates from the Census on population and household statistics for…
OSR statement on claims related to economic migrants
28 April 2022 — Statement
An OSR statement setting out what an economic migrant is and what the available data tells us about migrants arriving in small boats.
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OSR statement on statistics around refugees
30 March 2022 — Statement
The Office for Statistics Regulation statement on the difference between figures related to asylum and resettlement when talking about statistics around refugees.
OSR publishes report on ONS migration statistics
1 March 2022 — Press release
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) today published a review of migration statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is our first report reviewing ONS’s transformation of migration statistics in…
OSR welcomes ONS blog on COVID-19 deaths: to say only 17,000 people have died from COVID-19 is highly misleading
26 January 2022 — Statement
There has been considerable coverage of a Freedom of Information response published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It shows death registrations for 2020 and 2021 (provisional) that were due to COVID-19 and were recorded…
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OSR Publishes Assessment Reports for 2021 Censuses
17 November 2021 — Press release
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation has published phase 2 assessment reports for the 2021 Census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These reports draw on our previous preliminary findings…
Assessment of 2021 Censuses in the UK
11 September 2020 —
The Census is one of the most important sources of official statistics, informing decisions about almost every aspect of life within the UK. The three Census offices – the Office…
Data and Statistics on COVID-19 impacts on the Care sector
4 June 2020 — Statement
The impact of COVID-19 on those in care settings – care home residents and recipients of domiciliary care – has received significant media attention. There is high demand for trustworthy,…