Statistical commentary is required to bring numbers to life. Commentary should do much more than just describe the statistics in words. It should help the user to understand the meaning…
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The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation, and the Data Protection Act 2018, in May 2018 brought about major changes to the way that government departments can process personal…
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This document sets out the Government Statistical Service policy for publishing official statistics on polling days and has been approved by the National Statistician and Authority Board after a public…
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The code provides producers of official statistics with the detailed practices they must commit to when producing and releasing official statistics. The code ensures that the statistics published by government…
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Social media offers the GSS a simple and inexpensive way to disseminate our statistics and gain helpful feedback from users. This guidance has been developed by the Good Practice Team…
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To provide government analysts guidance for when and how to use quota sampling. The guidance has been presented and discussed at many events – most notably the GSS Methodology Advisory…
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Style.ONS home page can be found here > Style.ONS This style guide covers the elements of writing about statistics. It aims to make statistical content more open and understandable, based on editorial research and best practice. In ONS the standards replace any previous standards on the intranet or in print. The Government Digital Service (GDS) have helped […]
Learn moreIn 2014, the ‘Better Statistics, Better Decisions’ strategy was released. In it, John Pullinger, National Statistician, wrote that he expected our work to be radically different by 2020, and outlined…
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This document provides guidance about devolution and its impact on the work of the Government Statistical Service (GSS). It includes a checklist to help you consider how to involve other…
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This document summarises the process to create, update and agree all Government Statistical Service (GSS) policies, standards, guidance and strategies. The document highlights the process required to upload documents on…
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