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

2. ONS – what is driving change

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. New management information system

7. Pre-validation checks

8. University Cities for Oxford Council

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

10. Devolution Deal Areas- for Cabinet Office

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

12. High streets- the heart of the city

13. Promotion- new web pages

14. 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

15. Thanks