Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants Exclusive
26 Sep 2025 Statistics

Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants

More than 70,000 apply for 2025 Fast Stream intake, newly-published data shows
by Tevye Markson
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence in civil service
24 Feb Statistics
Entries open for award celebrating statistical excellence in civil service
ONS perm sec writes to BBC boss over Industry 'impersonation'
23 Feb Statistics
ONS perm sec writes to BBC boss over Industry 'impersonation'
Survey finds 98% of Ofsted inspectors are overworked
22 Jan Statistics
Survey finds 98% of Ofsted inspectors are overworked
Officials must be 'proactive' in minimising misuse of health stats, regulator says
02 Nov 2022 Statistics
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
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
27 Sep 2022 Statistics
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
How is government managing its most innovative and high-risk projects? Plus, is wokery really a problem in the civil service?
Home Office delays job market review over data hiccup
21 Sep 2022 Statistics
Home Office delays job market review over data hiccup
Shortage occupation list review may end up using 2010 stats if issue with ONS dataset is not resolved quickly
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
14 Sep 2022 Statistics
IFS chief calls for transparency on energy price-cap analysis
Truss and Kwarteng urged to publish assessments supporting “biggest single fiscal event” in decades
‘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
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
15 Jul 2022 Statistics
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
PACAC will also look into why survey response rates vary so much between organisations
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
20 Jun 2022 Statistics
DWP's repeated failures to publish research could undermine trust, MPs warn
Committee demands explanation for lack of transparency, pointing to nine failures to release information
Stronger leadership needed to support public-sector emissions work, says NAO
15 Jun 2022 Statistics
Stronger leadership needed to support public-sector emissions work, says NAO
Lack of central guidance partly to blame for inconsistencies in how greenhouse gas emissions are reported, watchdog says
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
17 May 2022 Statistics
PM warned over ninth misleading unemployment claim
Stats watchdog criticises Boris Johnson as he continues to incorrectly state there are more people in employment than before the pandemic
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. 
Data black hole means government lacks grasp on two-thirds of local spending
04 May 2022 Statistics
Data black hole means government lacks grasp on two-thirds of local spending
Government does not understand why local authority performances vary due to £10bn data gap, think tank says
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