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Governance of Statistics inquiry

Inquiry

Government Response

16th Special Report - Governance of official statistics: redefining the dual role UK Statistics Authority; and re-evaluating the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007: The UK Statistics Authority response to the Committee's 18th Report

Scope of the inquiry

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry, examining the role and performance of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA).

Created as an independent body in 2008, UKSA has a statutory objective to promote and safeguard official statistics that ‘serve the public good’. It exists to inform the public, help develop and evaluate policy, regulate quality and challenge the misuse of statistics.

UKSA’s remit covers the Government Statistical Service, the Office for National Statistics, and the Office for Statistics Regulation, which together make the UK’s official statistics system, with a stated mission “to mobilise the power of data to help Britain make better decisions.”

In its inquiry, the Committee will examine whether this mission is being achieved, UKSA’s wider performance since it was formed, and the challenges it is likely to face in the future.

Work news

Restructure body tasked with protecting statistics for public good, urges Committee

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee publish their report into the governance of statistics

Committee concludes inquiry examining governance of statistics

Committee concludes inquiry examining governance of statistics with the Board of UK Statistics Authority

Committee question key government figures on UK Statistics Authority

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee examine what UKSA can do to provide useful data to decision-makers

Committee examines needs of economic statistics users

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee hear from statistics users in the media and monetary policy sectors

Public understanding and trust in official statistics examined by Committee

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee examine how official statistics meets the needs of users

PACAC opens inquiry examining performance of UK Statistics Authority

Committee hold first evidence session exploring UK Statistics Authority

5 February 2019

PACAC to examine performance of UK Statistics Authority in new inquiry

Committee launch inquiry examining the UK Statistics Authority

19 December 2018

Contact us

Email: pacac@parliament.uk
Phone: 020 7219 3268 (general enquiries) | 07523 800011 (media enquiries)
Address: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA