CPC's Director gives evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee

25 February 2014 - Professor Jane Falkingham was invited to give evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) on the future of the Census.

The Committee heard from academics, experts and users about the options for the Census, following the Office for National Statistics recent consultation on the options for the future provision of population statistics.

This session was part of the Committee's wider programme of work on statistics and their use in Government.

Particular issues explored included:

- the value of the Census;
- the timeliness and reliability of Census data; and
- the pros and cons of options for the future of the Census.

You can watch the meeting, which was streamed live, on the House of Commons website

Witnesses

Panel 1:

Prof Jane Falkingham, ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton
Prof Chris Skinner, London School of Economics
John Pullinger, President, Royal Statistical Society

Panel 2:

Keith Dugmore, Director, Demographics User Group
Sarah Henry, Manchester City Council
Juliet Whitworth, Local Government Association
Piers Elias, Tees Valley Unlimited
Prof Les Mayhew, City University

The National Statistician has since recommended a predominantly online census in 2021 supplemented by the further use of administrative and survey data.

Posted 25/02/2014 09:51