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This guidance aims to help researchers adapt some of their research methods to remote working.
Learn more on Remote testing survey questionsThis 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.
Learn more on Data collection considerations during the COVID-19 pandemicTop tips on how to maintain quality when designing surveys at pace.
Learn more on Tips for maintaining quality when designing surveys at paceThe Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) have published guidance documents regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) and the regulation of statistics.
Learn more on CCOVID-19 and the regulation of statisticsThis 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 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 statisticsThis guidance deals with handling data to produce and publish official statistics. It also deals with how to make data available to external users in ways that are transparent and accountable.
Learn more on Building confidence in the handling and use of data