A change in the standard of proof for how suicides are recorded that occurred in 2018 and increasing delays in the time taken for suicides to be registered have created challenges for ONS in communicating our suicide statistics. In this blog, David Mais, Head of Mortality Statistics, explores how these developments are changing our releases.
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With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast…
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Without high-quality population statistics, making good decisions on resource allocation and proper planning for public services is almost impossible. But we know that producing statistics that are robust and reliable relies on us truly understanding the needs of people using them, and responding to those needs. Rich Pereira explains how we engage with our users to do this.
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We have now announced our Survey Improvement and Enhancement Plan for Economic Statistics. It represents our commitment to restoring confidence…
Read more on Transforming Our Survey Operations Delays in registration of death by suicide can make the statistics less intuitive. David Mais explores how the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is tackling these challenges through a collaborative approach with users to help inform the future of our suicide statistics.
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