Item 5.1 Update on the modernisation of social statistics Anne.Clemenceau@ec.europa.eu Eurostat F3 Education and Training Statistics Working Group – 2-3 June 2016

Modernisation of social statistics: background IESS (Integrated European Social Statistics) framework regulation Time horizon: first year of data transmission 2019 Legal architecture based on a pyramid: Most policy driven part on the top Most technical at the bottom

What How IESS Integrated European Social Statistics to collect Level of details Technical aspects Policy relevance EP and Council regulation Domains Topics Detailed topics Framework Regulation What to collect Acts with policy relevance Detailed topics Planning Annex revision How to collect Technical acts Elements common to several data sets Data set 1 Variables Data set 2 Data set n Sampling frames Act on derogations Quality reports

Modernisation of social statistics: background IESS framework regulation comprises: A core text Annexes Annexes on topics covered; precision requirements; sample characteristics; periodicity; data transmission deadlines

Recent developments on the IESS framework regulation Discussed 8 times by the DSS → In 2015: DSS (February/September); DSS Board (July) General support by ESSC on 19 November 2015 Internal Commission procedure (Impact Assessment; Inter-services consultation) → Minor changes implemented as a follow-up to bilateral meetings with NSIs and to ensure full consistency with the standardised variables exercise Adoption by Commission planned before summer 2016

IESS framework regulation: derogations Commission may grant temporary derogations to MSs when national statistical system necessitates major adaptations Discussion at DSS level after adoption of the Commission proposal ETS to be informed on list of derogations for 'labour market' and 'education and training' domains during autumn 2016

IESS: LFS and AES implementing measures First implementation Date approval implementing measure by ESSC LFS 2019 End of 2017 AES 2022 2020 LFS: development of implementing act by 3 Task Forces: TF1: input harmonisation TF2: eight-yearly modules, dependent self-employed and working time TF3: consolidation of the LFS implementing measure

IESS framework regulation: next steps Adoption by Commission planned before summer 2016 Adoption by Council/EP in 2017/2018 Adoption of first implementing measures shortly after

ETS Working Group is asked to take note of: The recent developments on the IESS framework regulation; The discussions on derogations currently taking place at DSS level; The plans for the LFS and AES implementing measures.