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Devolution Good Practice
Devolved administrationsThis 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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Governance for Statistical Policies, Standards and Guidance
GovernanceThis 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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Cessations and Changes to Scope of Official Statistics: Guidance for Heads of Profession
Code of Practice, GovernanceThe 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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Reporting breaches of the Code of Practice for Statistics
Code of PracticeThis 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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Hints and Tips: Geography Top Tips
Regional and GeographyAccurate 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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Government Statistician Group (GSG) Promotion Guidance – for existing GSG members
People (including recruitment, training and promotion)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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GSG Recruitment Policy
People (including recruitment, training and promotion)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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Government Statistician Group (GSG) Guidance on Badging, Level Transfer, and Returning to the GSG
People (including recruitment, training and promotion)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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Guidelines for Measuring Statistical Outputs Quality
Methodology, QualityThe 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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Government Statistician Group (GSG) Competency Framework User Guide
People (including recruitment, training and promotion)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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