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This guide sets out how to collect and report statistics about loneliness to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.
Learn more on Loneliness harmonised standardThis guidance advises on how to quality assure data sources.
Learn more on Tips for urgent quality assurance of dataThis guidance aims to help researchers adapt some of their research methods to remote working.
Learn more on Remote testing survey questionsTop tips on how to maintain quality when designing surveys at pace.
Learn more on Tips for maintaining quality when designing surveys at paceThis page is currently under review and awaiting updates. This guidance sits alongside “Tips for urgent quality assurance of data”. This guidance focuses on the analysis, that guidance looks at the data used in the analysis.
Learn more on Tips for urgent quality assurance of ad-hoc statistical analysisThis guidance provides advice for maintaining privacy and data confidentiality in government statistics.
Learn more on Anonymisation and data confidentialityGuidance for how to request to publish content on the Analysis Function website.
Learn more on How to publish something on the Analysis Function (AF) websiteThis guidance sets out the process for external recruitment, internal Civil Service recruitment and badging for Statistical Officers, Higher Statistical Officers and Senior Statistical Officers in the Statistics Profession.
Learn more on Adopting Success Profiles across the Government Statistical ServiceThis report by the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation Team explores the different definitions of affordable housing and associated terminology used in the UK.
Learn more on Affordable housing harmonisation guidanceThis guidance is to help producers of statistical outputs across government who need to decide whether to label data as official statistics.
Learn more on Labelling official statistics