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Continuous Professional Development (CPD) policy for the Government Statistician Group (GSG)
Policy
This policy is intended to help you through the process of identifying and meeting your learning and development needs.
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Geography
Guidance
The following guidance sets out how to accurately and consistently reference statistics geographically.
Learn moreCrime and fear of crime
Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about crime and fear of crime to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn moreEconomic activity status, National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) and employment related questions
Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about economic activity status to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn moreEmployment variables: number of employees and number of self-employed persons
Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about employment variables to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn moreEmployment variables: hours worked and full-time equivalent (FTE)
Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about employment variables to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
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Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about homelessness to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn moreLoneliness indicators
Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about loneliness to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn morePersonal well-being
Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about personal well-being to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn moreNational identity
Harmonised principle
The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about national identity to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
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