Bringing data to lifeÂ

There are three events available to register for in the ONS Bringing data to life series, exploring statistical topics on crime, well-being, and statistical misuse. Â

In collaboration with speakers across the Government Statistical Service and public sector, these sessions provide a beginner-level understanding of how official statistics are created and used.

‘The story of crime in numbers’ is the next event in the series on Wednesday 25 February at 4pm. Join us to find out how crime statistics can be used to help you stay informed, and help policy and decision-makers make data-driven changes for the better.

You can also visit the ONS website to watch the recordings or see the slides of our previous events, including an introduction to statistics, and a beginner-level overview of environment, prices, and health statistics.

Your views matter: take part in our stakeholder satisfaction survey

The ONS’s annual stakeholder survey looks to understand your satisfaction with and use of ONS statistics. Your responses help us improve what we do, including how we communicate and disseminate our statistics.

As a result of last year’s survey, we created a monthly webinar series to better explain our regular outputs, streamlined our external newsletters, and implemented measures to better coordinate external stakeholder relations.

This year’s survey also asks about your experience of using national and local statistics. It takes under 20 minutes to complete, and you can respond anonymously if you prefer.

Website transformation: new look Retail Sales preview launchedÂ

November 2024 saw the launch of a preview of our first transformed website content - a new look Retail Sales release.

We have updated this preview in January and are seeking user feedback.

Help us gather early and valuable insight into the new design, navigation, and approach to content.Â