Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Acknowledged
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ONS ambition to deliver high-quality population statistics and new data sources supported.
Conclusion
We support the Office for National Statistics in its ambition to deliver high-quality and timely population statistics. It is right to be considering whether new data sources might offer opportunities to improve the UK’s evidence base, and it is also right to be engaging closely with users of that evidence base, as decisions are taken on the future of the decennial census.
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation and confirms it supports the principle that statistics are for the public good, as enshrined in existing legislation. No specific new actions are committed to regarding new data sources or user engagement for the census.
Paragraph Reference:
48
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
. The Government accepts this recommendation and confirms that it supports the principle that statistics are for the public good as enshrined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. Government communications and the publication of data