Office for National Statistics
United Kingdom government institution
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| April 18 2025 | The ONS suggested that unreliable employment data was a result of issues with smart doorbells. |
| January 31 2025 | Dr Sarah Walsh joins as a Non-executive member of the UK Statistics Authority |
| January 31 2025 | Peter Barron, Prof. Mairi Spowage, and Dr Sarah Walsh joined as Non-executive members of the UK Statistics Authority |
| January 2025 | First statistical assembly held in London, chaired by Prof Cathie Sudlow, implementing the recommendation from the 2024 governance review. |
| March 2024 | Prof Denise Lievesley's governance review published, with recommendations including a triennial statistical assembly to understand user needs across society. |
| 2023 | Governance review announced, led by Prof Denise Lievesley as part of the cycle of reviews of independent public bodies. |
| February 13 2023 | Prof. Dame Carol Propper becomes a Non-executive member of the UK Statistics Authority |
| February 13 2023 | Dr. Jacob Abboud and Prof. Dame Carol Propper joined as Non-executive members of the UK Statistics Authority |
| February 13 2023 | Penny Young becomes a Non-executive member of the UK Statistics Authority |
| June 1 2022 | Sir Robert Chote begins his role as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority |
| March 31 2022 | Sir David Norgrove's term as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority ends. |
| May 27 2020 | Prof. Sir David Spiegelhalter began his role as a Non-executive member |
| 2019 | The ONS admitted potential underestimation of EU migration to the UK due to methodological issues with the International Passenger Survey. |
| October 22 2019 | Prof. Sir Ian Diamond took up the post of National Statistician and head of the Government Statistical Service |
| April 2017 | Sir David Norgrove becomes Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. |
| 2016 | Professor Sir Charles Bean conducted an independent review of UK Economic Statistics, defending the ONS against some criticisms while noting concerns about statistical revisions. |
| 2016 | Methodology review led by Dr Andrew Garrett, focusing on the technical methodological approaches of the UKSA. |
| 2015 | Economic statistics review conducted by Prof Sir Charles Bean, examining the technical aspects of the UKSA's statistical practices. |
| December 2012 | Members of Parliament on the Public Administration Committee criticized the ONS's new website as 'a disaster', with the UK Statistics Authority chair acknowledging significant usability issues. |
| April 1 2012 | Sir Andrew Dilnot takes over as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, succeeding Sir Michael Scholar. |
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