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UK Statistics as we leave the transition period: A Public Statement from the National Statistician – Professor Sir Ian Diamond
31 December 2020 — Statement
As the transition period ends and the UK enters into the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU, the core responsibilities of the UK Statistics Authority will continue to be…
Response to the joint consultation on reforming the methodology of the Retail Prices Index
25 November 2020 — Statement
The UK Statistics Authority and HM Treasury have today responded to the recently held joint consultation on reforming the methodology of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) by bringing the methods…
Consultation on changes to the Retail Prices Index
9 November 2020 — Statement
The UK Statistics Authority recently ran a joint consultation with HM Treasury on changes to the Retail Prices Index methodology. The response to that consultation will be published on 25 November, alongside the…
Office for Statistics Regulation calls for UK governments to provide more transparency around COVID data
5 November 2020 — Statement
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today issued a statement which urges all UK governments to address the way they communicate important COVID-19 data to the public. The statement…
Vacancy – Independent Member of Research Accreditation Panel
5 November 2020 — Appointments
We are looking to appoint independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s Research Accreditation Panel. If successful in your application you would play an important role in improving and providing…
UK Statistics Authority reflects on record volumes of casework
29 October 2020 — Press release
The UK Statistics Authority has today published its Annual Review of Casework. The report covers April 2019 to March 2020 and also includes a summary of the first quarter of…
Campion award for Excellence in Official Statistics: 2020 winners
20 October 2020 —
The winners of the Royal Statistical Society’s ‘Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics’, have been announced today. Awarded in partnership the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World, the…
Vacancy – Communications Officer
4 September 2020 — Announcement
Applications have now closed. Job description Working at the heart of the UK’s official statistics system, this is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment across a variety…
All of our parliamentary evidence in one place
2 September 2020 — Press release
A publicly available record of all the UK Statistics Authority, Office for National Statistics and Office for Statistics Regulation’s select committee submissions, (since 2018), has been made available on the…
ONS appoints new Second Permanent Secretary and Director General for Data Capability
24 August 2020 — Appointments
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced two new senior appointments to deliver its radical and ambitious 5-year strategy ‘Statistics for the Public Good’. Sam Beckett has been appointed…