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OSR undertakes important review of Key Stage 4 Statistics
13 July 2022 — Press release
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today published a review of the Key Stage 4 (KS4) performance statistics produced by Department for Education (DfE). These statistics are published annually…
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 launches new work on analytical leadership
27 May 2022 — Announcement
The Office for Statistics Regulation launch new work to support change and improvement to analytical leadership across government, and are looking to engage with those who use data in their…
OSR calls for greater transparency around statistics relating to UK asset freeze targets under the Russia regulations
25 May 2022 — Statement
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) would like to see greater transparency and clarity around statistics relating to UK asset freeze targets under the Russia regulations. There is considerable media…
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…
Today’s changes to the Code of Practice for Statistics: Alternative release times for official statistics
5 May 2022 — Press release
Today we are making our first change to our Code of Practice for Statistics since its major overhaul in 2018. We are changing two practices which relate to the release…
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.
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Changes to the Code of Practice for Statistics: Release times for official statistics
24 March 2022 — Announcement, Press release
The UK Statistics Authority has approved the amendment to the Code of Practice for Statistics to enable alternative release times to be used, when granted by the Director General for…
OSR and the Royal Statistical Society launch 3rd Code of Practice Award for 2022
10 March 2022 — Press release
The Office for Statistics Regulation announce the launch of their third Code of Practice Award for 2022.