Our reflections on the state of official statistics

Later in 2022, we will publish a report that sets out the Office for Statistics Regulation’s view on the current state of government statistics, based on our work in 2021 and in 2022 so far. In this report, we will set out our view on the current state of statistics and data produced by public bodies. We will highlight examples of statistical producers doing things well which we would like to see continue into the future, and the improvements we would like to see to ensure statistics and data better serve society’s needs. Key themes will include how innovation and collaboration across the statistical system has enabled statisticians to be responsive to the public’s needs and produce clear and insightful statistics. The sustainability of this success depends on continued intelligent transparency and the workforce being sufficiently resourced and skilled.

We will also reflect on progress on the areas raised in last year’s report.