Civil Service Statistics: Self-declared disability hits record high – and finally matches working population
30 Jul Statistics

Civil Service Statistics: Self-declared disability hits record high – and finally matches working population

Ethnic minority and LGBO representation also continues to rise
by Tevye Markson
Zero office attendance: ONS staff escalate industrial action over hybrid-working policy
11 Aug Statistics
Zero office attendance: ONS staff escalate industrial action over hybrid-working policy
Cabinet Office launches search for UK Statistics Authority chair
04 Aug Statistics
Cabinet Office launches search for UK Statistics Authority chair
Civil Service Statistics: Three-quarters of civil servants now above most junior grades
31 Jul Statistics
Civil Service Statistics: Three-quarters of civil servants now above most junior grades
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence in the civil service
15 Feb 2024 Statistics
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence in the civil service
Royal Statistical Society calls for nominations for projects that balance value for money with meeting the needs of users
Departments’ data-transparency fails to match perm secs’ pledges, watchdog says
09 Feb 2024 Statistics
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 2024 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
Cabinet Office rapped for 'unreasonable' delays to stats authority review
31 Jan 2024 Statistics
Cabinet Office rapped for 'unreasonable' delays to stats authority review
PACAC "deeply concerned" by slow progress on UKSA review that was due to begin in 2022
Read the winter 2024 issue of Civil Service World
22 Jan 2024 Statistics
Read the winter 2024 issue of Civil Service World
Exclusive interviews with DWP perm sec Peter Schofield and CSPL chair Lord Evans, plus how to help neurodivergent staff thrive
Ministers reject call to make Civil Service People Survey results an official statistic
18 Jan 2024 Statistics
Ministers reject call to make Civil Service People Survey results an official statistic
But Cabinet Office pledges to speed up publication of annual results and to review the “usefulness” of the benchmark Employee Engagement Index
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
16 Jan 2024 Statistics
Departments’ funding woes could hamper £229m data-sharing platform
National statistician Ian Diamond updates MPs as Integrated Data Service moves towards full rollout
Stats regulator investigating Sunak's asylum backlog claims
04 Jan 2024 Statistics
Stats regulator investigating Sunak's asylum backlog claims
Thousands of asylum cases remain undecided despite ministers' claims that the backlog has been cleared
Loss of government statisticians ‘is a worry’, MPs told
10 Nov 2023 Statistics
Loss of government statisticians ‘is a worry’, MPs told
Departments may struggle to retain key officials amid demand for skills, experts warn
ONS statistician honoured for lifesaving pandemic work  
25 Oct 2023 Statistics
ONS statistician honoured for lifesaving pandemic work  
Vahé Nafilyan "wasn’t afraid to put novel ideas forward" when Covid hit, national statistician says
'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
11 Oct 2023 Statistics
'Am I being unreasonable?': Cummings messages throw light on No.10 Covid tensions
Former political adviser described Cabinet Office as “terrifyingly shit, no plans, totally behind pace"
How the ONS is harnessing data to prepare for future pandemics
03 Oct 2023 Statistics
How the ONS is harnessing data to prepare for future pandemics
Good data played a key part in informing the UK response to the coronavirus pandemic. But what lessons can be learned and how can we best prepare not only ourselves, but the rest of the world if, and when, another pandemic hits?
Stat your service: Meet the winners of the RSS Campion Awards
27 Sep 2023 Statistics
Stat your service: Meet the winners of the RSS Campion Awards
An award-winning Department for Education team tells CSW how it transformed access to school attendance data, moving from termly to fortnightly publications in less than six months
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
18 Sep 2023 Statistics
Politicising our civil service': Pressure on Humza Yousaf grows over energy stats row
MSPs call for probe into claims officials “reverse engineered” figures to justify inaccurate claims by Humza Yousaf
Real terms-pay drops again, with SCS pay nosediving by 26% since 2010
08 Aug 2023 Statistics
Real terms-pay drops again, with SCS pay nosediving by 26% since 2010
Civil servants’ average real-terms pay fell at each grade for a second year running
Civil service resignation rate rising as unions blame 'broken' pay system
04 Aug 2023 Statistics
Civil service resignation rate rising as unions blame 'broken' pay system
Unions blame "plummeting" pay and pay system "broken beyond repair"
Civil service grows again as diversity indicators hit record highs
02 Aug 2023 Statistics
Civil service grows again as diversity indicators hit record highs
Latest civil service statistics see big increase in proportion of officials with a declared disability, alongside upticks in other diversity metrics
Hunt announces ‘most ambitious public sector productivity review ever’
13 Jun 2023 Statistics
Hunt announces ‘most ambitious public sector productivity review ever’
Treasury will be an "enabler of reform" as ministers follow path to growth trodden by Thatcher, chancellor says
Diamond reappointed for second spell as national statistician
28 Mar 2023 Statistics
Diamond reappointed for second spell as national statistician
Alex Chisholm says he "has no doubt" Diamond will "continue to drive innovation and value across the statistical system"
Departments and ministers under fire over dodgy stats
23 Mar 2023 Statistics
Departments and ministers under fire over dodgy stats
Perm secs urged to up their game after “damaging year for standards in public debate”
UKHSA to turn Covid data platform into ‘multi-threat dashboard’ for future health emergencies
20 Feb 2023 Statistics
UKHSA to turn Covid data platform into ‘multi-threat dashboard’ for future health emergencies
The pandemic "demonstrated benefits" of keeping citizens informed, UK Health Security Agency says
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence and new data sources
15 Feb 2023 Statistics
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence and new data sources
Judges are "particularly interested to see strong examples of the development of new data sources" this year
Data assurance can help grow the UK economy, but trust in data is hard won
10 Feb 2023 Statistics
Data assurance can help grow the UK economy, but trust in data is hard won
Mistrust between those who share, collect and use data reduces the potential value that can be generated, and the UK has a significant role to play in providing services that establish trust in data
Scottish Government seeks chief statistician
08 Feb 2023 Statistics
Scottish Government seeks chief statistician
Stats chief will lead profession across the country and help set strategy for use of data