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Correspondence Business
Ed Humpherson to Sir Ian Diamond: Assessment of Business Demography Statistics
28 October 2020
Dear Sir Ian Assessment of Business Demography Statistics We have completed our assessment of ONS’s business demography statistics. I am grateful for the positive contribution from you and your team throughout the assessment. Our report suggests that a range of […]
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News Business
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) Suggests a Range of Improvements Following the Assessment of ONS’s Business Demography Statistics
28 October 2020
OSR has today published a full assessment of ONS’s business demography statistics. This report suggests that a range of improvements is needed for these statistics to fully meet National Statistics standards. We will formally review whether the statistics merit their […]
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Blog Data
Compliant toddlers and minor train delays
23 September 2020
Language is tricky. And especially adjectives. We need to be careful that in bringing statistics to life, we don’t choose words that could mislead or imply there’s something in the statistics that isn’t really there.
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Blog Code of Practice
How can official statistics better serve the public good?
15 September 2020
In a recent seminar we asked members of the Government Statistical Service for three words they would use to describe Government Statistics. Among the top words we got back were ‘trustworthy’, ‘quality’ and ‘informative’.
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Blog Data
What’s in and what’s out
17 July 2020
A lot of business planning focuses on what’s in a strategy or plan. But it can be just as informative to describe what’s left out.
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Publication
Office for Statistics Regulation 5-year Strategic Business Plan
16 July 2020
Statistics for the public good This strategic plan was developed during the coronavirus pandemic. The experience of the pandemic has influenced our business plan in two ways. Firstly, it has shown more clearly than ever the importance to the public […]
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Our Domains
30 June 2020
Children, Education and Skills Our Children, Education, and Skills domain includes statistics on various topics – for example teachers and lecturers, learners, and looked after children – and covers all stages of education from early years to university and beyond. […]
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Correspondence HousingLocal Services
Ed Humpherson to Jeremy Pocklington: Management Information on Rough Sleepers
2 June 2020
Dear Mr Pocklington MANAGEMENT INFORMATION ON ROUGH SLEEPERS In a statement on 18 May we set out our expectation that when management information is used publicly by ministers or officials to inform Parliament, the media and the public, it should be available to […]
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Blog Labour Market
Employment and jobs statistics: a microcosm of the statistical system
26 March 2020
The world of work has changed dramatically over the last decade. The employment rate in the UK has seen record highs in recent years, and the way that people work has become much more flexible, with a large increase in […]
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Blog Labour Market
Employment growth statistics: a case study in curiosity-driven quality improvement
26 March 2020
Albert Einstein was reputed to have said that curiosity has its own reason for existing and the important thing is not to stop questioning. This blog is a case study example of the value of indulging curiosity to help strengthen […]