Guidance hub

The guidance hub contains resources and reference information to help you with all aspects of your analytical work.

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Governance for statistical policies, standards and guidance

Policy

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)

Policy

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)

Guidance

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

Guidance

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

Guidance

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

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Geography policy for the Government Statistical Service (GSS)

Policy

This policy provides information on: accurately and consistently referencing statistics geographically, maximising the comparability of statistics, minimising the impact of changing area boundaries on statistical outputs, standardising how geography is defined, used and presented and meeting legal requirements to safeguard the confidentiality of statistics.

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Coding and naming United Kingdom statistical geographies

Policy

This policy sets out the standards for coding and naming UK statistical geographies.

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Disclosure control for tables produced from surveys

Guidance

This guidance is based on statistical disclosure standards from the Office for National Statistics that set out minimum requirements to ensureconfidentiality of tables for public release.

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Disclosure control for tables produced from administrative sources

Guidance

This guidance is based on statistical disclosure standards from the Office for National Statistics that set out minimum requirements to ensure confidentiality of tables for public release.

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Quality Assurance of Administrative Data (QAAD)

Guidance

This guidance provides tools and advice to support producers of statistics when they are assessing the quality of their data sources.

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