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Review of disability data harmonised standards: findings from phase 2 of our research

Following the published recommendation on the future of population and migration statistics, including the recommendation for an England and Wales census in 2031, work on the disability and impairment harmonised standards will be paused. This will give the Harmonisation team space to consider all the current harmonised standards, prioritise updates across each topic, and communicate […]

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Review of the ethnicity harmonised standard: overview of our redesign research to date

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Writing about data

Introduction This guidance outlines several important points to remember when writing about data. It provides a concise summary of existing guidance to help you communicate your analysis in a clear…

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Guide to Government Statistical Service (GSS) techniques and tools

The guidance provides examples of some of the statistical tools and techniques used by statisticians, statistical data scientists, and others involved in producing statistics in the UK Civil Service.

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Sex harmonisation guidance

The Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation team are undertaking priority work to develop best practice harmonised standards for the topic of sex and gender identity data.

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Gender identity data harmonisation guidance

The Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation team are currently working to develop a new gender identity data harmonised standard. This page provides interim guidance for collecting data on gender identity.

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Review of the ethnicity harmonised standard: additional work to explore potential new response options

This update provides an overview of the GSS Harmonisation team’s review of the ethnicity harmonised standard. It sets out additional work they are undertaking to further understand user need and explore potential new tick-box response options.

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Introducing the Administrative Data Quality Question Bank

This question bank aims to help analysts understand administrative data quality. The questions can be used as an assessment tool when producing statistics and conducting research using administrative data.

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Inclusivity and accessibility in survey development

This guidance outlines the inclusivity and accessibility considerations that need to be made during survey development. It aims to increase the understanding of inclusivity and accessibility in survey design, and the risks of not incorporating them.

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Strength in Numbers: a strategic vision for the Government Statistical Service (GSS)

A summary of the GSS Strategic Delivery plan, setting out how the statistical system will work together on areas of high impact.

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