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

    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 in numbers. Intelligent transparency involves taking an open, clear, and accessible approach to the publication of data and statistics used in societal debate.  In particular, […]

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

    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. Our report shares our views on the system’s performance, its successes and its challenges, and highlights opportunities for innovation and progress. The report also emphases […]

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

    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 and Wales, using administrative data sources.    The Dynamic Population Model is a new statistical model that aims to produce more-timely and accurate estimates of the […]

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  6. The 5th Winner is Announced for the Statistical Excellence Award in Trustworthiness, Quality and Value 2024

    The Office for Statistics Regulation is delighted to announce the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) as winner of the Award for Statistical Excellence in Trustworthiness, Quality and Value, awarded in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) and Civil Service World. There is also a highly commended award for the UK Health Security Agency (a previous winner in 2022 for […]

  8. OSR Publishes 2024-25 Business Plan

    Today the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its 2024-25 Business Plan setting out it’s priorities for the coming year.   As a regulator, we are separate and independent from statistics producers, and we consult on and publish our own separate business plan. The annual business plan focuses on what OSR aim to achieve in […]

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  10. OSR Review of re-introduced LFS-derived Labour Market Statistics

    Today the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published a review following the reintroduction of Labour Force Survey (LFS)-derived Labour Market Statistics, produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  ONS re-introduced its LFS-derived Labour Market statistics following their suspension in October 2023 due to quality concerns. In the interim (October 2023–January 2024), ONS published […]