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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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Code of Practice for Statistics

The Code of Practice for Statistics provides producers of official statistics with detailed practices they must commit to. It also provides producers of non-official statistics with a framework they can voluntarily comply with.

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Effective maps in official statistics

Guidance on how to produce effective maps for official statistics. This guidance is under review.

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Style.ONS: a guide to communicating statistics

Style.ONS is a guide to writing about statistics. It has been produced with help from the Government Digital Service (GDS) for anyone writing about statistics.

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Working across the devolved administrations

This guidance aims to help producers of official statistics consider how best to involve other administrations.

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Governance for statistical policies, standards and guidance

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 the Policy and guidance hub and the metadata which should be included within them.

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Recruitment policy for the Government Statistician Group (GSG)

This policy sets out the procedures to follow when recruiting for the Government Statistician Group (GSG). 

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Badging, level transfer and returning to the Government Statistician Group (GSG)

This guidance contains information on the badging process for new entrants into the GSG. It covers GSG level transfers within the same department and between different departments. Plus, how long you can work outside the GSG before re-entry is required and how to keep your GSG membership while working outside of the profession.

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Advice for policy professionals using statistics and analysis

This guidance aims to help policy professionals work effectively with statisticians and analysts across government.

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Using weather and climate data in statistical analysis

This guidance is designed to assist producers of statistics with accessing and using weather and climate data in statistical analysis.

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