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  UK Statistics Authority criticises manner of release of statistics that are "highly vulnerable to misinterpretation"
Jan 26, 2012
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the way that the government's work and pensions ministry released statistics on welfare claimants published in a report by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  Economist Kate Barker joins calls for swift, open review of CPI
Jan 11, 2012
Adding her voice to concerns about the credibility of official inflation figures, the economist Kate Barker CBE has urged the UK Statistics Authority to encourage the ONS to conduct its investigation into the Consumer Price Index (CPI) “as swiftly as possible, but without skimping on sound consultation or on statistical resource.”
  Business Recorder urges Pakistan government to follow UK official statistics model
Jan 10, 2012
Although new governance provisions for the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) announced by the Pakistan government have received a generally positive response, there have been calls to follow the UK model and make the appointment of the chief statistician accountable to the parliament.
  MPs endorse appointment of Andrew Dilnot as next Statistics Authority chair
Dec 14, 2011
Following a debate in the House of Commons, MPs have formally endorsed the appointment of Andrew Dilnot to succeed Sir Michael Scholar as chair of the UK Statistics Authority.
  Home Office press release “irregular and inconsistent” with Code of Practice, says UK Statistics Authority
Nov 15, 2011
The “fact and manner” of a Home Office press release on drug seizures is “irregular and inconsistent with the statutory Code of Practice” according to the chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Michael Scholar.
  UK Statistics Authority and the Code of Practice have vital role to play in open government – Sir Michael Scholar
Nov 7, 2011
The UK Statistics Authority has asserted that its guardianship of official statistics will be critical in the coalition government's ambition of making 'open government' a reality, and highlighted the importance of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
  New consultation proposes ten key themes for measuring well-being
Nov 1, 2011
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a new consultation on key themes and headline indicators of national well-being, which it believes are vital in understanding how to measure the UK’s progress by more than just economic performance.
  Next chair of the UK Statistics Authority - statement sets out Society's views
Oct 5, 2011
The next Chair of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) need not be a professional statistician, but must have a profound grasp of the system of delivering accurate and reliable statistical information, courage, a willingness to put the needs of all users at the heart of the official statistics system, and imaginative understanding of how best to get numbers over to the public, according to a statement issued by the Royal Statistical Society's National Statistics Working Party.
  Health Survey for England statistics will be inferior to General Lifestyle Survey says the UK Statistics Authority
Sep 30, 2011
The Health and Social Care Information Centre's decision to cease its financial support for the ONS General Lifestyle Survey and use the Health Survey for England instead "will not produce statistics consistent with those previously available, or to the same quality", the UK Statistics Authority has told Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
  Spin is cause of “deep flaw in democratic government” – Sir Michael Scholar
Sep 28, 2011
The UK Statistics Authority chair, Sir Michael Scholar, has strongly criticised the power wielded by spin doctors in shaping the Coalition government's policy and practice, and its failure to date "to strengthen the independence and objectivity of official statistics".
 
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