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National identity harmonised standard

The harmonised questions on this topic are designed to collect basic information, for use in the majority of surveys. They are not designed to replace questions used in specialist surveys where more detailed analysis is required.

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Tips for communicating the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)

These tips suggest some things to consider if your statistical outputs have been affected by the pandemic.

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Mental health harmonisation guidance

This guidance is intended to assist statistical producers to improve the consistency of their statistics and accessibility for users. It helps users compare and combine statistics, when appropriate. It also suggests where to go to find further information.

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User engagement strategy for statistics – ensuring official statistics meet society’s needs

This four-year strategy sets out a plan of action for building a more meaningful and sustained dialogue between producers, users and potential users of statistics.

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Respondent engagement for push-to-web social surveys

This report aims to provide advice and recommendations for those developing respondent communication materials for their own push-to-web surveys.

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Qualifications harmonised standard

This standard has been published while under development because we want to understand how well it meets the needs of government departments and other researchers. By sharing this standard while under development and monitoring its usage and feedback, we hope to understand more about how it performs in action, in surveys and administrative data. We […]

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Educational attainment harmonised standard

This standard has been published while under development because we want to understand how well it meets the needs of government departments and other researchers. By sharing this standard while under development and monitoring its usage and feedback, we hope to understand more about how it performs in action, in surveys and administrative data. We […]

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Household relationships harmonised standard

What is harmonisation? Harmonisation is the process of making statistics and data more comparable, consistent and coherent.  This harmonised standard sets out how to collect and report statistics to ensure comparability across…

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Making analytical publications accessible

This guidance outlines how to meet the legal accessibility regulations when publishing analytical publications such as bulletins, reports, articles and data tables.

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Household reference person harmonised standard

What is harmonisation? Harmonisation is the process of making statistics and data more comparable, consistent and coherent.  This harmonised standard sets out how to collect and report statistics to ensure comparability across different…

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