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Delivering insight on the COVID-19 pandemic: How the ONS has informed the response so far

Iain Bell
May 22, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, ONS, Public Policy

The mission of the ONS is to ensure public understanding and decision-making is informed by timely and high-quality analysis and statistics. During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ONS has responded to the need for rapid information that has been used by decision-makers. As we approach another bank holiday weekend, Deputy National Statistician Iain Bell reflects on how the ONS has informed the response to the pandemic so far.

Understanding the impact of coronavirus on the workforce

Ben Humberstone
May 11, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Office for National Statistics, Public Policy

For more than a month now, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been producing extra information about the various ways in which UK society and the economy are being affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Here Ben Humberstone looks at our latest releases, which analyse the occupations that potentially face the biggest impact from COVID-19.

People matter: improving our estimates of human capital

John Marais
March 10, 2020

Categories: Economy, ONS, Population, Public Policy

Alongside the traditional measures of prosperity like GDP, the ONS is at the forefront of an international movement that’s developing new and alternative economic indicators that go beyond simple financial value. Central to this work are the plans to develop new ways of measuring ‘human capital’ that have been unveiled today. Here John Marais makes the case for measuring human capital better.

Together at last – UK’s planning and housing statistics now in one place

Debra Prestwood
February 25, 2020

Categories: Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Public Policy

The Government Statistical Service (GSS) has launched a new housing statistics interactive tool, which will help users explore the landscape and range of housing, planning, homelessness and rough sleeping statistics produced by Government.

Explaining trends in baby loss in England and Wales

Gemma Quayle
February 20, 2020

Categories: ONS, Population, Public Policy

While stillbirths continue to decline, the neonatal mortality rate has increased slightly in recent years. Gemma Quayle discusses today’s latest trends and progress against the Government’s ambition to halve stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates by 2025.