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Penny Young, a non-executive director for the UK Statistics Authority, spoke at The Future of the UK Demographic System conference this week about how delighted she was to have the opportunity to speak from the perspective of her organisation.

"I'm sure we can all agree the Office for National Statistics has an excellent track record with conducting Censuses, as well as developing very pioneering approaches with improving population statistics. So it's great to talk about where we might be going next.

"The focus of my discussion is about the vital place of demographic statistics in the life of the nation. I have always been struck by the financial benefits of the Census. Half of which goes to the commercial sector, although we can often forget how important the Census is to our economy and growth.

"One of the really big things that has happened over the last decade is the release of more freely available data to everybody. This includes the opening up of constituency databases, which means we can access data at a constituency level, so MPs, their staff and the wider public can really understand what's going on in their local areas."

Penny also talked about previous discussions with the Government about Census 2021 potentially being the last traditional one of its kind, as it was thought that in the future administrative data could be used because it would be more cost effective and timely.

However, following a number of consultations, the UK Statistics Authority has put forward (working alongside other statistical bodies in the UK) three recommendations to the Government about the way forward.

Firstly, the organisation has recommended that a new Census should go ahead in 2031, due to the administrative data not being in a position yet to replace the Census.

The second recommendation is for the ONS to carry on with redeveloping administrative data and seeing what it can do with the Census in the future.

The third recommendation is for the Government to commit to the continuous flow of critical administrative data, so it can be used to inform us on how our lives could be improved further in the future.

The organisation hopes to hear back from the Government on its response to the recommendations over the Summer.

Penny also praised Census 2021 for having a 97% response rate and being the first ever online Census. Plus, she said that we should be mindful that the public would have strong views if it was decided that administrative data would replace the Census in the future. Read more about the Census data we have available at the UK Data Service: lnkd.in/ewQAPV3W

@PYoungEvidence, a non-executive director for the UK Statistics Authority, spoke at The Future of the UK Demographic System conference this week about how delighted she was to have the opportunity to speak from the perspective of her organisation. "I'm sure we can all agree the Office for National Statistics has an excellent track record with conducting Censuses, as well as developing very pioneering approaches with improving population statistics. So it's great to talk about where we might be going next. "The focus of my discussion is about the vital place of demographic statistics in the life of the nation. I have always been struck by the financial benefits of the Census. Half of which goes to the commercial sector, although we can often forget how important the Census is to our economy and growth. "One of the really big things that has happened over the last decade is the release of more freely available data to everybody. This includes the opening up of constituency databases, which means we can access data at a constituency level, so MPs, their staff and the wider public can really understand what's going on in their local areas." Penny also talked about previous discussions with the Government about Census 2021 potentially being the last traditional one of its kind, as it was thought that in the future administrative data could be used because it would be more cost effective and timely. However, following a number of consultations, the UK Statistics Authority has put forward (working alongside other statistical bodies in the UK) three recommendations to the Government about the way forward. Firstly, the organisation has recommended that a new Census should go ahead in 2031, due to the administrative data not being in a position yet to replace the Census. The second recommendation is for the ONS to carry on with redeveloping administrative data and seeing what it can do with the Census in the future. The third recommendation is for the Government to commit to the continuous flow of critical administrative data, so it can be used to inform us on how our lives could be improved further in the future. The organisation hopes to hear back from the Government on its response to the recommendations over the Summer. Penny also praised Census 2021 for having a 97% response rate and being the first ever online Census. Plus, she said that we should be mindful that the public would have strong views if it was decided that administrative data would replace the Census in the future. Read more about the Census data we have available at the UK Data Service: lnkd.in/ewQAPV3W

@PYoungEvidence, a non-executive director for the @UKStatsAuth, spoke at The Future of the UK Demographic System conference this week about how delighted she was to have the opportunity to speak from the perspective of her organisation. "I'm sure we can all agree has an excellent track record with conducting Censuses, as well as developing very pioneering approaches with improving population statistics. So it's great to talk about where we might be going next. "The focus of my discussion is about the vital place of demographic statistics in the life of the nation. I have always been struck by the financial benefits of the Census. Half of which goes to the commercial sector, although we can often forget how important the Census is to our economy and growth. "One of the really big things that has happened over the last decade is the release of more freely available data to everybody. This includes the opening up of constituency databases, which means we can access data at a constituency level, so MPs, their staff and the wider public can really understand what's going on in their local areas." Penny also talked about previous discussions with the Government about Census 2021 potentially being the last traditional one of its kind, as it was thought that in the future administrative data could be used because it would be more cost effective and timely. However, following a number of consultations, the UK Statistics Authority has put forward (working alongside other statistical bodies in the UK) three recommendations to the Government about the way forward. Firstly, the organisation has recommended that a new Census should go ahead in 2031, due to the administrative data not being in a position yet to replace the Census. The second recommendation is for the ONS to carry on with redeveloping administrative data and seeing what it can do with the Census in the future. The third recommendation is for the Government to commit to the continuous flow of critical administrative data, so it can be used to inform us on how our lives could be improved further in the future. The organisation hopes to hear back from the Government on its response to the recommendations over the Summer. Penny also praised Census 2021 for having a 97% response rate and being the first ever online Census. Plus, she said that we should be mindful that the public would have strong views if it was decided that administrative data would replace the Census in the future. Read more about the Census data we have available at the UK Data Service: lnkd.in/ewQAPV3W

@PYoungEvidence, a non-executive director for the @UKStatsAuth, spoke at The Future of the UK Demographic System conference this week about how delighted she was to have the opportunity to speak from the perspective of her organisation.

"I'm sure we can all agree @ONS has an excellent track record with conducting Censuses, as well as developing very pioneering approaches with improving population statistics. So it's great to talk about where we might be going next.

"The focus of my discussion is about the vital place of demographic statistics in the life of the nation. I have always been struck by the financial benefits of the Census. Half of which goes to the commercial sector, although we can often forget how important the Census is to our economy and growth.

"One of the really big things that has happened over the last decade is the release of more freely available data to everybody. This includes the opening up of constituency databases, which means we can access data at a constituency level, so MPs, their staff and the wider public can really understand what's going on in their local areas."

Penny also talked about previous discussions with the Government about Census 2021 potentially being the last traditional one of its kind, as it was thought that in the future administrative data could be used because it would be more cost effective and timely.

However, following a number of consultations, the UK Statistics Authority has put forward (working alongside other statistical bodies in the UK) three recommendations to the Government about the way forward. Firstly, the organisation has recommended that a new Census should go ahead in 2031, due to the administrative data not being in a position yet to replace the Census.

The second recommendation is for the ONS to carry on with redeveloping administrative data and seeing what it can do with the Census in the future. The third recommendation is for the Government to commit to the continuous flow of critical administrative data, so it can be used to inform us on how our lives could be improved further in the future.

The organisation hopes to hear back from the Government on its response to the recommendations over the Summer.

Penny also praised Census 2021 for having a 97% response rate and being the first ever online Census. Plus, she said that we should be mindful that the public would have strong views if it was decided that administrative data would replace the Census in the future.

Read more about the Census data we have available at the UK Data Service:
lnkd.in/ewQAPV3W