The User Engagement Strategy for Statistics promoted a theme-based approach to user engagement. To support the strategy's aims, we set up 12 core themes to:
develop work programmes
identify and address data gaps
discuss how to best present and share GSS data and statistics
help improve and shape GSS statistical products and services
We are currently refreshing our user engagement strategy and welcome user input on this.
Please contact us at engagement.hub@ons.gov.uk for more information.
The 12 core engagement themes are:
Prices and inflation – led by Mike Hardie, Office for National Statistics
Understanding how prices change and how this affects households, businesses and the cost of living.
National accounts – led by Craig McLaren, Office for National Statistics
Measuring and describing how the UK economy is changing at a national and regional level. This includes estimating the income, output and expenditure of the economy to inform policy and decision making. Main measures include gross domestic product (GDP) and the increasing use of real-time indicators.
Public sector finances – led by Rob Doody, Office for National Statistics
Understanding the UK government's fiscal position, including estimates of public sector income, expenditure, borrowing and debt. Also includes the implied fiscal positions of UK countries, regions and local authorities.
Global trade and investment – led by Chloe Gibbs, Office for National Statistics
Understanding our place in the world using data and statistics about UK businesses, trade and investment.
Labour market – led by David Freeman, Office for National Statistics
Understanding our working lives using data and statistics about people’s jobs, employment, earnings and working patterns.
Security, crime and justice – led by John Marais, Office for National Statistics
Data and statistics about crime, policing, family, civil and criminal justice systems, and national security.
Welfare, well-being and housing – led by Katie Dodd, Department for Work and Pensions
Data and statistics about the welfare and pension system, that support our understanding of how people feel and function on a personal and social level. This includes measures of:
employment and in-work progression
poverty and financial resilience
deprivation
housing
homelessness
planning performance
land use
Children and education – led by Delphine Robineau, Department for Education and Jason Bradbury, Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills
Data and statistics about all stages of education, from early years, to university and beyond.
Transport – led by Gemma Brand, Department for Transport
Data and statistics about transport, transport users and transport infrastructure.
Environment, climate and nature – led by Ian Townsend, Office for National Statistics
Exploring data and statistics on the environment, nature and climate change, including net zero and how we are adapting to the changing climate.
Health and social care – led by Lucy Vickers and Andrea Prophet (both from Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Office for National Statistics, and members of the English Health Statistics Steering Group
Measuring the health of the UK population.
Population, migration and census – led by Rich Pereira, Office for National Statistics
Data and statistics about the size and geographic spread of the population and the factors driving population change.
If you are interested in sharing your views online, as a user or as a producer of statistics, you can do so through our discussion forum StatsUserNetwork. Registration is free and the forum allows anybody with an interest in statistics and data to share comments and ideas with statistical colleagues or other forum members.
You can also sign up to receive our regular newsletters or share your ideas through our consultations and user engagement platform. We also hold regular economic statistics events, including monthly economic forums.