Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 14 Nov 2023 Closed: 24 May 2024 Parliament page
This inquiry is exploring how officials produce statistics and analysis, how demands for data are changing, and whether the privacy of citizens is being adequately protected as new and innovative sources become available.
15 Recommendations
21 Conclusions
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
4 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 16 events
6 Mar
2025
Report published
24 May
2024
Report published
12 Mar
2024
Oral evidence
12 Mar
2024
Correspondence
12 Mar
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
6 Feb
2024
Oral evidence
6 Feb
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
9 Jan
2024
Correspondence
19 Dec
2023
Correspondence
5 Dec
2023
Oral evidence
5 Dec
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9 Nov
2023
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
12 Mar 2024
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Transforming the UK’s Statistical Evidence Base
Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG · Cabinet Office Professor Denise Lievesley CBE · Oxford University Steffan Jones · Cabinet Office
6 Feb 2024
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Transforming the UK’s Statistical Evidence Base
Ed Humpherson · Office for Statistics Regulation
5 Dec 2023
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Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base
Gavin Freeguard · Connected by Data John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office Reema Patel · Ipsos UK
9 Nov 2023
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Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base
Chris Morris · Full Fact Dr Gemma Tetlow · Institute for Government Hetan Shah · British Academy
5 Sep 2023
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Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base
Professor Sir Ian Diamond · Office for National Statistics
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base HC 197 24 May 2024 36 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
24 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Transforming the UK…
Publish annual report card on departments' transparency compliance and agree sustainable funding model.
We commend the OSR for its work on Intelligent Transparency and recommend that it publish an annual report card on departments’ compliance with its guidance, so that Parliament and external bodies might support it in holding departments to account, and … Read more
Government Response
The OSR accepts the recommendation and is beginning work to develop proposals for a monitoring and reporting approach for intelligent transparency. They will consider these proposals alongside discussions with HM Treasury on a sustainable funding model for this expanded work.
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 15 classified
Accepted 20
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 5
Rejected 4
Total 15 recs + 21 conclusions
Correspondence 4 letters
12 Mar 2024 To committee Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority on additional written evidence following the 5.9.23 oral evidence session, dated 6.3.24
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9 Jan 2024 To committee Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician on supplementary written evidence after 5.9.23 oral evidence session, dated 18.12.23
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19 Dec 2023 To committee Letter from John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner on follow-up after the oral evidence session on 5.12.23, dated 12.12.23
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17 Oct 2023 To committee Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician to on follow up written evidence after 5.9.23 oral evidence session, dated 5.10.23
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