Today the Office for Statistics Regulation has published its Annual Review of Casework, that continues to demonstrate enduring public interest in the trustworthiness, quality and value of statistics. The Office for Statistics Regulation makes public statements on the dissemination and use of statistics, leading the UK Statistics Authority’s statutory objective to promote and safeguard official […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is pleased to confirm that Scotland’s Census 2022 complies with the Code of Practice for Statistics and has National Statistics status, with the first estimates of Scotland’s population going live today at 9.30am. The National Statistics assessment process for the Census is a comprehensive, rigorous process that takes place […]
Following publication by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of indicative impacts from the annual update of its estimates of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the ONS has asked the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) to undertake a review. Today, we are announcing this review. It will consider the three key areas of: quality assurance; improvements through […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is undertaking a review of the Code of Practice for Statistics, to ensure it continues to effectively serve the production and regulation of government statistics. The Code of Practice for Official Statistics was established in 2009 as a framework of standards to produce statistics and data, to enable high […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has started an in-depth quality review of police recorded crime statistics, focusing on the statistics for England and Wales produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Since OSR removed the National Statistics designation of the police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales in 2014 due to concerns […]
Today the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its report on data sharing and linkage across government. For the last five years, OSR has been monitoring and commenting on data sharing and linkage across government, producing reports to understand issues and identify opportunities to move the wider system forward.
The Office of Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published a report on the progress made by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on its Transformation of the Labour Force Survey (TLFS).
We are proud to announce Fable Data 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. This is the fourth award to recognise excellence in the voluntary application of the ‘pillars’ of Trustworthiness, Quality and Value (TQV) that stand at the heart of […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has completed its first quality-focused assessment, of the Producer Price Indices (PPIs), produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Producer price inflation statistics measure change in the prices of goods bought and sold by manufacturers. This assessment used a newly developed assessment framework, based on the Code of […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) today welcomed the commitment made by the Office for Local Government (Oflog) to apply Trustworthiness, Quality and Value (TQV) for its Local Authority Data Explorer. The Oflog Local Authority Data Explorer allows users to compare key metrics relating to local government performance for authorities with similar responsibilities and attributes. […]