How many people died in the UK’s recent heatwave?
This seems a simple and reasonable query to put to the ONS and, after the record heatwave in July, it…
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The Office for National Statistics has been working to bring together data sources to provide the best understanding of the scale of domestic abuse, sexual offences and violence against women and girls. However, the impact of the pandemic on survey collection has meant a data gap in understanding the sheer prevalence of these crimes. The ONS has now published its first estimates of domestic abuse and sexual assault in two years. Meghan Elkin explains why a note of caution should be taken in interpreting these statistics.
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The coronavirus pandemic led to huge changes in all our lives. Understanding international migration when people’s movement was restricted to…
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Knife enabled crime is a serious social issue which has devastating consequences for families and communities. Over recent years, the…
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The Office for National Statistics are leading an international project to begin to define the true value for official statistics around the world. Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation at the UK Statistics Authority, reflects on why this is important and how it could help to transform evidence based decision making on an international scale.
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