Data

Cementing our place as a world-leading national statistical institute

Earlier this month, the annual Royal Statistical Society conference in Cardiff saw almost a thousand statisticians from across the world of data descend on the Welsh capital. With the event just a few miles from our headquarters at Newport, the ONS presence was particularly strong this year. David Beckett reflects.

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Ripe for development: Building better housing statistics for the UK

Few issues are more important than housing. Now statisticians from across government have begun a new initiative to bring harmony and coherence to figures currently published by more than seven different departments and public bodies. As Iain Bell explains, the new approach is designed to put the needs of users first. 

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Realising the potential of ONS research data

Every year hundreds of innovative projects are completed by authorised researchers granted secure access to anonymised ONS survey data. Director of Methods, Data and Research, Sarah Henry believes this work with the research community’s work is critical to tackling major social issues and growing the economy. Here, she reports on a recent event which celebrated its success while acknowledging the importance of preserving public trust.         

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