This document has replaced: Guidance to producers of official statistics about reporting breaches of the Code of Practice relating to release practices A breach is caused when an organisation producing official statistics fails to meet the standards outlined in the Code of Practice for Statistics. Reporting breaches means being open about mistakes and the actions […]
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Accurate and up to date geographic information is essential when producing and publishing statistics. Here are a couple of top tips to ensure that your statistics are geographically comparable, consistent…
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This document sets out the principles and processes for Departments wishing to undertake a promotion campaign for those already in the Government Statistical Group (GSG).
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The GSS recruitment policy is written to ensure that the profession recruits the right people for jobs whilst complying with the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles for recruitment into the…
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This guidance is for those who are seeking information on: • GSG level transfers (intra- and inter-departmental); • The badging process for entry into the GSG; and • The length…
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The purpose of this document is to promote a standardised approach to measuring and reporting on quality across the Government Statistical Service (GSS). Many of the measures and indicators in…
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The National Statistician has agreed that the GSS Professional Team will no longer centrally collect information about the cessation or change of scope of official statistics, nor will the team…
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This short user guide gives an overview of the GSG Statistician Competency Framework, its relationship with other frameworks and when and how to use it.
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In order to bring the right people with the right skills into the GSG and to develop the cadre of skilled professionals, it is important that members are recruited in…
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This interim guidance sets out some guiding principles around the use of administrative data, with a particular focus on the statistician’s role assuring and communicating the quality of administrative data…
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