How ONS strategy is changing UK and European City Statistics Hayley Holgate, ONS Spring 2018

ONS – what is driving change

UK city and regional statistics Opportunities: Improved Surveys Administrative Data Big Data / Data Science Challenges: Dissemination (publishing) Consistency and comparability across the UK

European Cities and Regions team Support decision making at community level through statistics provided on a devolved, regional and local basis Deliver ad hoc analysis and be increasingly agile to support emerging policy agendas Develop and implement innovative methods

Data collection & processing New approach for European Cities team: Improved management information system More web based collection Better use of existing sources New sources Move to opensource software

New management information system

Pre-validation checks

University Cities for Oxford Council

Review of UK cities: TERCET City of Edinburgh, single HD cluster population 2011: 458,527; largest ‘Settlement’ population 2012: 464,990

Devolution Deal Areas- for Cabinet Office

New spatial methods and sources Data linkage with statistics Extraction of intelligence from real world features New classifications & typologies Inspiring and informative visuals

High streets- the heart of the city

Promotion- new web pages

Summary New sources for European Cities Move to opensource software Close working with other government departments and Devolved Administrations on all issues relating to Regional and City Statistics Innovative joint projects New Centre of Expertise for Cities

Thanks www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/programmesandprojects/europeancitystatistics EuropeanCityStats@ons.gov.uk hayley.holgate@ons.gov.uk