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The public good of statistics – narratives from around the world
16 November 2023
In our latest guest blog, Ken Roy, independent researcher and former Head of Profession, reflects on the narratives from international statistical systems, linking them to the public good that statistics can serve… I really welcome the decision of the Office […]
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Correspondence
Ed Humpherson to Phillip Davies: Business Demography Statistics: Confirmation of accredited official statistics status
19 October 2023
Dear Phillip Business Demography Statistics: Confirmation of accredited official statistics status We have reviewed the actions taken by your team to address the requirements outlined in our assessment report, in which we set out eight requirements that we judged you […]
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Correspondence
Ed Humpherson to Adam Yousef: Regional GDP estimates
17 October 2023
Dear Mr Yousef, Office for Statistics regulation review of practices around estimates for GDP Thank you for your letter received on 6 October regarding the experimental quarterly regional GDP statistics produced by ONS. The rapid review we are conducting focuses […]
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How do people use official statistics to make decisions?
19 September 2023
Sofi Nickson, Head of Research at OSR, shares why OSR is interested in the role statistics play in decision making by members of the public along with what we know about this so far, and invites others to share evidence […]
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News
OSR confirms the National Statistics designation of Scotland’s Census 2022
14 September 2023
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 […]
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Why misleading statistics should never become a catchphrase
7 September 2023
In our latest blog, Head of Casework Elise Rohan, talks about the problem with the repeated use of misleading statistics and how you can combat this. I have always been a fan of the show Catchphrase. The joy of being […]
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Correspondence
Mark Pont to Sian Rasdale: Official Development Assistance Statistics
22 August 2023
Dear Sian Official Development Assistance Statistics We recently completed our compliance check of FCDO’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. These are important statistics that measure aid flows by UK official agencies or their […]
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Guest Blog: Improving ethnicity data quality in the public sector
4 August 2023
Introduction I am the Chief Statistician in the Cabinet Office. I also lead the Equality Data and Analysis Division in the Cabinet Office’s Equality Hub. One of my roles is to improve the quality of ethnicity data across government departments. […]
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Futureproofing the Code of Practice for Statistics
1 August 2023
OSR has completed its review of the Code of Practice for Statistics The first Code of Practice for Statistics was published in January 2009. In February 2018, OSR published version 2.0 of the Code of Practice for Statistics after a […]
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News
The 2023 Winner is announced for the Statistical Excellence Award in Trustworthiness, Quality and Value
6 July 2023
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 […]