Area of work: Official statistics

Writing about data

This guidance outlines several important points to remember when writing about data. It provides a concise summary of existing guidance to help you communicate your analysis in a clear and engaging way.

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Understanding the difference between official statistics and published management information

Guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) that sets out the essential characteristics of official statistics and published management information.

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Reporting concerns under the Code of Practice for Statistics

This guidance sets out how producers of official statistics should raise concerns about compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.

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Tips for communicating the impact of COVID-19

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

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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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Data collection considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic

This guidance has been drawn up to support producers of official statistics who need to decide when to pause or continue data collections during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

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Labelling official statistics

This guidance is to help producers of statistical outputs across government who need to decide whether to label data as official statistics.

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Publishing official statistics in development

This guidance provides advice on when to introduce the official statistics in development label, how to communicate what it means, and how to remove it.

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Changing or ceasing to publish official statistics

This guidance outlines what you should do when making and implementing decisions about revising, replacing or ceasing to publish official statistics.

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Publishing official statistics on polling days

This policy provides guidance for producers of statistics on publishing official statistics on or around polling days.

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