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Civil Service World podcast – ‘Can we trust statistics?’
19 December 2019 —
Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation at Office for Statistics Regulation, talks with President of the Royal Statistical Society, Deborah Ashby, and philosopher Baroness Onora O'Neill about how we can…
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OSR statement on EU settlement scheme statistics
4 November 2019 — Statement
OSR statement on Home Office statistics on the EU settlement scheme.
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OSR statement on school funding announcements
15 October 2019 — Statement
It is vital that data and information on school funding published by the Department for Education are presented clearly and not open to misinterpretation. In light of enquiries we have…
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The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) takes further steps to bolster the value of public finance statistics for the UK’s countries and regions
30 September 2019 — Press release
Today Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation at the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has recommended that the Chief Statisticians in the UK’s devolved countries, together with the Office for…
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OSR statement on fraud statistics
20 September 2019 — Statement
OSR statement on fraud statistics, 20 September 2019
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OSR Statement on the Trustworthiness, Quality and Value of Long-Term International Migration Estimates
21 August 2019 — Statement
Today, Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, confirmed that the UK Statistics Authority has concluded that the Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR) should not be designated National Statistics. Ed Humpherson…
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Quality and Value of International Migration Statistics – Statement from the Office for Statistics Regulation
31 July 2019 — Statement
A statement from the Office for Statistics Regulation on the quality and value of ONS migration statistics.
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OSR publishes Post-16 Education and Skills Report
9 April 2019 — Press release
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its report on the value of data and statistics in relation to post-16 education and skills in England. The focus of…
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Celebrating one year since the refresh of the Code of Practice for Statistics
22 February 2019 — Announcement
This time last year, the UK Statistics Authority launched the refreshed Code of Practice for Statistics. The refreshed Code has supported and developed thinking on statistics as a public asset based on three pillars…
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The Social Metrics Commission Voluntarily Adopts the Code of Practice for Statistics
15 February 2019 — Announcement
The Office for Statistics Regulation is pleased to announce that the Social Metrics Commission has become one of the latest organisations to publish a statement of voluntary compliance with the…