Articles tagged with: Office for Statistics Regulation
Stats watchdog rebukes Treasury minister over ‘misleading’ tax-cut claim
20 Feb Economics
Stats watchdog rebukes Treasury minister over ‘misleading’ tax-cut claim
UKSA chair says comments claiming taxes for average earner have fallen by £1,000 could have misled the public
Departments’ data-transparency fails to match perm secs’ pledges, watchdog says
09 Feb Digital, Data & Technology
Departments’ data-transparency fails to match perm secs’ pledges, watchdog says
OSR chief Ed Humpherson dubs Cabinet Office’s failure to evidence Places for Growth benefits “disappointing”
Award nominations sought for ‘robust’ stats projects that provide ‘public value’
02 Feb Statistics
Award nominations sought for ‘robust’ stats projects that provide ‘public value’
RSS prize recognises work that embodies trustworthiness, quality and value – as outlined in OSR’s code of practice
Stats regulator investigating Sunak's asylum backlog claims
04 Jan Justice & Home Affairs
Stats regulator investigating Sunak's asylum backlog claims
Thousands of asylum cases remain undecided despite ministers' claims that the backlog has been cleared
DfE team wins statistics prize for pupil-attendance data system
07 Jul 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
DfE team wins statistics prize for pupil-attendance data system
Fable Data picks up accolade for statistical excellence in trustworthiness, quality and value
Departments and ministers under fire over dodgy stats
23 Mar 2023 Digital, Data & Technology
Departments and ministers under fire over dodgy stats
Perm secs urged to up their game after “damaging year for standards in public debate”
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
30 Nov 2022 Communications
DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
Tweet shared after nurses' strike announced remains up despite warning it could harm public confidence
Officials must be 'proactive' in minimising misuse of health stats, regulator says
02 Nov 2022 Health & Social Care
Officials must be 'proactive' in minimising misuse of health stats, regulator says
Statisticians should anticipate misinformation and take steps to combat it, OSR says in Covid lessons-learned report
DWP and Boris Johnson's employment claims 'not trustworthy'
04 Aug 2022 Statistics
DWP and Boris Johnson's employment claims 'not trustworthy'
Stats regulator says department has not sufficiently justified claims it has moved 500,000 jobseekers into work
‘Essential’ Covid dashboard and ‘crucial’ infection survey scoop stats awards
18 Jul 2022 Statistics
‘Essential’ Covid dashboard and ‘crucial’ infection survey scoop stats awards
Project estimating the prevalence of long Covid in the UK comes highly commended as RSS announces award winners
Covid and the war in Ukraine are tragically graphic illustrations of the need for trustworthy data
12 May 2022 Statistics
Covid and the war in Ukraine are tragically graphic illustrations of the need for trustworthy data
Back in the 90s, John Pullinger was involved in creating a set of principles for the best use of statistics. Thirty years on, he shares what the foundations he helped to lay continue to mean for the production of quality statistics around the world. 
Public trust in official stats up, despite concern over political interference in Covid figures
27 Apr 2022 Statistics
Public trust in official stats up, despite concern over political interference in Covid figures
79% surveyed said Covid stats were accurate, but only half said they were free from political meddling
'Essential' that government statisticians can raise concerns about misleading data, stats society says
15 Mar 2022 Statistics
'Essential' that government statisticians can raise concerns about misleading data, stats society says
RSS survey highlights heavy workloads during the pandemic, as well as concerns among some about raising issues
Stats regulator urges ministers and officials to implement Covid lessons
08 Oct 2021 Coronavirus
Stats regulator urges ministers and officials to implement Covid lessons
Pandemic sparked “unprecedented public engagement" with health data but highlighted challenges, OSR says
Be more transparent about Covid stats to win public trust, government told
06 Nov 2020 Coronavirus
Be more transparent about Covid stats to win public trust, government told
Watchdog says data used in press conferences has “not consistently been supported by transparent information provided in a timely manner”
‘The opportunity to have organisations of all types publishing data to common standards is really exciting’: why stats regulators' new award matters
21 Oct 2020 Analysis
‘The opportunity to have organisations of all types publishing data to common standards is really exciting’: why stats regulators' new award matters
The first ever award to recognise the voluntary application of the Office for Statistics Regulation code has been awarded jointly to MHCLG and the Scottish Fiscal Commission, with UCAS named highly commended.
Stats regulator to review Ofqual algorithm used to award A-Level grades
19 Aug 2020 Statistics
Stats regulator to review Ofqual algorithm used to award A-Level grades
OSR will consider exam regulators' compliance with its Code of Practice for Statistics, after government U-turn on results
A-Level algorithm row: Ofqual snubbed offer of help from experts unwilling to sign NDA
17 Aug 2020 Statistics
A-Level algorithm row: Ofqual snubbed offer of help from experts unwilling to sign NDA
Qualifications regulator said independent statisticians must sign gagging clause to be considered for advisory group