SAIL Databank News. Published 11/09/2025 Thanks to the efforts of the ADR Wales team within Welsh Government and the dedicated SAIL data acquisition team and the ONS (Office for National Statistics), HMRC (His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) Income data is now accessible through the SAIL Databank. Approved SAIL researchers can now apply for... The post New employment data available to accredited researchers in SAIL Databank appeared first on Population Data Science.| Population Data Science
Public Sector Finance estimates are fed by data sources outside the ONS and when one is miscalculated, it affects the overall picture. Here, James Benford talks through the correction published today following HM Revenue & Customs’ identified error, and the steps being taken to improve the sources that feed these important statistics.| National Statistical
A change in the standard of proof for how suicides are recorded that occurred in 2018 and increasing delays in the time taken for suicides to be registered have created challenges for ONS in communicating our suicide statistics. In this blog, David Mais, Head of Mortality Statistics, explores how these developments are changing our releases.| National Statistical
It’s been reported that the unprecedented meeting of all of the US military’s generals and admirals was to inform them of the end of the Diversity and Inclusion era in the US military. Also, no fat troops. Hegseth told the military leaders he’s rolling out 10 new directives involving physical fitness, new grooming requirements and […] The post A New Standard of Nothing appeared first on Vox Popoli.| Vox Popoli
The ONS’s new Director-General for Surveys and Economic and Social Statistics, James Benford, talks through work going on beyond the scenes to improve our statistics after a week with several major releases on the UK economy.| National Statistical
Monthly GDP, first introduced in 2018, is a closely followed statistic, showing changes in the size of the UK economy around 40 days after the end of a month. However, it has been questioned whether f| National Statistical
Today, the ONS has published updated statistics on suicides among higher education students using improved methods to provide more accurate information. In this blog David Mais summarises these changes and the steps we have taken to assure their quality.| National Statistical
Under new senior leadership the ONS is urgently focusing its resources on core economic statistics as part of a wider strategic recovery plan. In this post, incoming Director General for economic social and environmental statistics James Benford says the recent postponement and correction of the retail sales figures underlines the need for the Office to prioritise and put more resources behind work to improve economic statistics and to bring more transparency on how these plans are progressing.| National Statistical
Gross Domestic Product – better known as ‘GDP’ – often makes the news, but behind the headlines are stories about industries, regions and communities. In our next Bringing Data to Life webinar| National Statistical
This month, we are making improvements to the UK House Price Index (HPI), our official measure of average house prices, to improve the accuracy of new build estimates and bring our initial provisional estimates closer to our revised final figures.| National Statistical
Gross Domestic Product – better known as ‘GDP’ – remains the leading internationally-recognised indicator of economic activity and growth. In common with other countries, the ONS updates metho| National Statistical
With migration continuing to make headlines in the media, a new episode of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) podcast Statistically Speaking unpacks what actually defines a “migrant”, and| National Statistical
Migration is one of the most talked about issues in the UK today—and at the ONS, our job is to measure it. In our next Bringing Data to Life webinar, taking place on Tuesday 22 July from 4pm to 5pm| National Statistical
The ONS plans to reinstate its quarterly estimates of regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in an improved form. Instead of relying on survey data, these innovative statistics are based on the latest| National Statistical
