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 times of official statistics, giving producers the opportunity to release statistics at times other 9.30am, where they and we judge that this clearly serves the […]
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 Regulation. David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority said: “This update to the Code of Practice for Statistics provides more flexibility on release times […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation announce the launch of their third Code of Practice Award for 2022.
The Office for Statistics Regulation has today published a review of children and young people statistics, Visibility, Vulnerability and Voice: The importance of including children and young people in official statistics. This report explores the different needs for statistics on children and young people across the statistics system, looking at how well they are being […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) today published a review of migration statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is our first report reviewing ONS’s transformation of migration statistics in the context of the Code of Practice for Statistics. International migration statistics (referred to as ‘migration statistics’) are vital in aiding our understanding of society. […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation has today published a review of transport accessibility statistics. Accessible transport describes a transport network which allows all users equal opportunity to travel when they want, where they want, how they want, at a price they can afford. It is a key part of having an equal society and statistics on […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today published new regulatory guidance on the transparent release and use of statistics and data. The guidance is informed by the principles set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics and supports OSR’s interventions policy approach. Transparency around publication of statistics and data enables statistics to better […]
There has been considerable coverage of a Freedom of Information response published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It shows death registrations for 2020 and 2021 (provisional) that were due to COVID-19 and were recorded without any pre-existing conditions, in England and Wales. These figures have been available in ONS outputs but have seen increased attention following their use in response to the question posed to ONS. This adds to an already […]
This week the Royal Society published The Online Information Environment: Understanding how the internet shapes people’s engagement with scientific information. It is also highly relevant to our work at the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) – which is to support public confidence in statistics and data produced by Government. The report sets out a clear […]
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation has published phase 2 assessment reports for the 2021 Census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These reports draw on our previous preliminary findings from the first phase of the assessment and reflect our judgements based on evidence from Office for National Statistics and the Northern Ireland Statistics and […]
