Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Accepted
Undertake further ONS work on proposals for future migration and population statistics.
Conclusion
This Committee’s view - particularly in light of challenges around data-access - is that officials have not yet demonstrated that they can deliver the evidence users need, without a decennial census. We therefore recommend that the Office for National Statistics undertake further work on proposals for the future of migration and population statistics. (Paragraph 49) Who should evidence serve? Delivering evidence for the public good
Government Response Summary
The OSR accepts the Committee’s recommendation to review and publish a report on the adequacy of UK-wide comparable data, committing to publish an update in 2025 that will share more detailed views on UK comparability.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
48. OSR accepts the Committee’s recommendation that we review and publish a report on the adequacy of UK-wide comparable data. Our State of the Statistical System report highlighted the need for producers to work in partnership across the UK and provided examples of where statistics producers are making improvements to UK comparable statistics and data. We will build on this work and publish an update in 2025 which shares our more detailed views on the adequacy of UK comparability. Improving intelligent transparency across government