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Statement from the Office for Statistics Regulation – COVID-19 Update
3 April 2020 — Announcement, Statement
We welcome the work of analysts across a range of organisations in providing the public with information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pace at which these organisations have set…
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The Office for Statistics Regulation encourages ONS to enhance employment and jobs statistics
26 March 2020 — Press release
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its National Statistics assessment report on the employment and jobs statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The report…
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COVID-19 and the regulation of statistics
20 March 2020 — Announcement, Press release, Statement
Today, The Director General for Statistics Regulation has made the following statement: “This is a very difficult time for everyone as the UK adjusts to rapid changes in society and…
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The Office for Statistics Regulation calls for better adult social care data for England to understand the experience of individuals getting social care
16 January 2020 — Press release
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its findings from an in-depth review of Adult Social Care statistics in England. The need for good data to support delivery…
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New ‘Voluntary Application Award’ to be Celebrated at the RSS Statistical Excellence Awards 2020
14 January 2020 — Press release
New 'Voluntary Application Award' for the RSS Statistical Excellence Awards 2020.
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The Office for Statistics Regulation calls for action to improve official rail passenger satisfaction measure
8 January 2020 — Press release
OSR statement on the assessment of the National Rail Passenger Survey, 8 January 2019.
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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…