ONS Population Statistics Roadshows

Population Statistics Strategy

Paul Vickers

April 2013

Strategic Overview

• UK Statistics Authority

• Government Statistical Service

• ONS

• PSD

UK Statistics Authority Strategy

• Quality

• Impact

• Efficiency

• Coverage

• Trustworthiness

Government Statistical Service Strategy

Key elements across all four strategies

• People

• Stakeholders

• Statistics

ONS - Vision

To be widely respected for informing debate and improving decision making through high quality, easy to use statistics and analyses on the UK’s

economy and society.

ONS Organisational Principles

• We are customer focused

• We put quality first

• We deliver with pace

• We delegate decisions to the right level

• We look outwards, learn from experience and innovate

• We simplify our business processes

ONS – Strategic Aims

• Inform debate and have greater impact on decision making

• Dramatically improve the communication of our statistics and analyses

• Be highly regarded by our customers for producing trustworthy statistics and analyses that anticipate their needs

• Be at the forefront of integrating and exploiting data from multiple sources

ONS – Strategic Aims

• Have flexible and efficient processes and systems for statistical production, underpinned by sound methodology

• Improve quality and minimise the risk of errors.

• Keep the data we hold secure

• Be a statistical powerhouse at the heart of the Government Statistical Service and the European Statistical System

• Have skilled and motivated people who are enthusiastic for change

Population Statistics Vision

• To produce high quality fit for purpose population statistics and analysis with highly skilled and motivated staff recognising the changing environment we work in and the need for continuous improvement.

Population Statistics – Key Drivers

• Beyond 2011

• Use of Administrative data sources

• Innovate to meet the needs of a wide range of users

• Keep data simple and accessible

• Be transparent

Population Statistics Strategy

• Stakeholders

• Statistics

• People

Population Statistics - Stakeholders

• Provide high quality, timely, fit for purpose statistics

• Ensure that commentary accompanying data increases understanding

• Make data more accessible

• Develop exciting and innovative products

• Engage with users

• Work in partnership with other data suppliers

Population Statistics – Stakeholders

Challenges and Opportunities

• Understanding and extending our user base

• Collaborative working relationships

• Working more closely with the Government Statistical Service

Population Statistics - Stakeholders

• Roadshows

• Launch of new LS Research database

• Maintain existing mechanisms such as working groups, LIRPs

• Collaboration: CPC, LAs, GSS

• Consult: NPPs

• Innovate: IDP, social media, tools

Population Statistic - Statistics

• Deliver high quality and fit for purpose statistics and analysis

• Continue to make improvements to the way we produce and estimate our population statistics

• Be transparent with our methods and provide improved access to the data that underpins our key outputs

• Be transparent about the uses, limitations and quality of our outputs

• Develop our systems to a more robust environment to reduce the risk of error

Population Statistics – Statistics

Challenges / Opportunities

• Beyond 2011

• Eurostat

• Responding to reconciliation analysis

• Financial

• E-Borders

• Data sharing and transparency agenda

• Conceptual Framework

Population Statistics - Plans

• Maintain range of population statistics outputs

• New migration statistics

• New Longitudinal Database

• Improvements to QA of LA Population Estimates

• E-borders

• Conceptual Framework

Population Statistics - plans

• Short Stories

• UK Statistics Authority Assessments

• Improved methods for migration assumptions in NPPs

• Beyond 2011

• 2013 Population estimates APIs

• Data Visualisation

Questions for Discussion

• Are the Key Drivers correct, are there any others?

• Are there other opportunities we should be exploiting?

• Are there other outputs and products you would like to see in the plans?