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Trust in official statistics- the role of the UK Statistics Authority in Scotland
Neil Jackson
Scotstat Conference, 29 October 2009
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Coverage of presentation
• Evidence on trust in official statistics• The UK Statistics Authority’s monitoring and
assessment functions• Assessment in Scotland – the story so far• Engaging with users
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ONS Omnibus, 2007
Figures are generally accurate
Figures are produced
without political
interference
Government uses
figures honestly
% % %
Agree 36 20 16 Neither agree
nor disagree 31 23 26
Disagree 33 57 58
Views about official statistics in GB
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Views about official statistics in Scotland
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2007
On a scale of 0 to 10, how confident are you that official statistics published by the Scottish Executive are accurate?
%
0 - 3 Low 15
4 - 6 Medium 45
7 - 10 High 30
DK/NA 9
Mean 5.43
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EU Eurobarometer 2007
Do you trust official statistics?
Tend to Trust Tend not to trust DK
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UK Statistics Authority
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The Authority’s statutory objective
to promote and safeguard the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good
Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
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Monitoring
Monitoring reports
• Migration statistics• Listening to the user voice• Barriers to trust in crime statistics• Review of pre-release access
Issues log
M&A notes
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M&A note on knife crime statistics
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Assessment aims
• to determine whether the Code of Practice for Statistics has been complied with and to designate the statistics as National Statistics (or not to designate …)
• to help the producers of official statistics to enhance the quality of the statistical service over a period of time
• to communicate to Parliament and the public the extent of compliance with the Code
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National Statistics logo
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Code of Practice for official statistics
• Principle 1: Meeting user needs• Principle 2: Impartiality and objectivity• Principle 3: Integrity• Principle 4: Sound methods and assured quality• Principle 5: Confidentiality• Principle 6: Proportionate burden• Principle 7: Resources• Principle 8: Frankness and accessibility
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Initial assessments of Scottish Government statistics
• Recorded Crime in Scotland
• Scottish Health Survey
• Scottish House Condition Survey
• Scottish Crime and Justice Survey
• Statistics on Children Looked After by Local Authorities in Scotland
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Initial findings from assessment
• Process welcomed by producers – some have started their own self-assessment reviews
• Good engagement with government users, but less so with external users
• Good confidentiality protection
• Presentation and accessibility – some scope for improvement
• More documentation needed on aspects of the Code
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Typical requirements from initial assessment reports
• Publish a plan for engaging with users
• Publish a statement on the needs of users and the uses of the statistics
• Publish annually the cost of the burden on suppliers
• Include a clear statement on data quality in the publication
• Publish a statement of administrative sources
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Next round of assessments
• Labour market statistics• Schools statistics• 2001 census• Cancer & cancer screening• NHS workforce statistics• Child protection statistics• Transport statistics• Lifelong learning statistics• Business statistics• Environment and rural statistics
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Workshops on trust in statistics
Listening to the users’ voice
• Do you trust official statistics?• What are your views on the devolved Scottish
statistics that you use?• How can the Authority best engage with you?• What would be a good topic for an Authority
monitoring report?
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Website
UK Statistics Authorityhttp://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/