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
Minister pauses recruitment of UK Statistics Authority chair
18 Dec 2025 Statistics
Minister pauses recruitment of UK Statistics Authority chair
Acting national statistician Emma Rourke to leave ONS
11 Dec 2025 Statistics
Acting national statistician Emma Rourke to leave ONS
Statistics regulator calls for greater transparency in government comms
20 Nov 2025 Statistics
Statistics regulator calls for greater transparency in government comms
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
PACAC backs Sir Robert Chote for Statistics Authority chair role
04 Apr 2022 Statistics
PACAC backs Sir Robert Chote for Statistics Authority chair role
Committee says it is satisfied that Chote is suitable for the post but raises concerns over lack of diversity in application process
Former head of OBR picked as next UK Statistics Authority chair
22 Mar 2022 Statistics
Former head of OBR picked as next UK Statistics Authority chair
The planned appointment of Sir Robert Chote will now be scrutinised by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
'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