A paper provided an introduction to the British Household Panel Survey, concentrating on aspects relevant to analysis of the distribution of household income.
Source: Stephen Jenkins, The British Household Panel Survey and Its Income Data, Working Paper 2010-33, Institute for Social and Economic Research/University of Essex
Links: Working paper | Abstract
Date: 2010-Oct
The Integrated Household Survey (IHS) was published for the first time – the largest social survey ever produced by the Office for National Statistics, comprising of a core suite of questions from six ONS household surveys, and containing information from nearly 450,000 individual respondents.
Source: New ONS Integrated Household Survey: Experimental Statistics, Office for National Statistics
Links: Report | BHA press release
Date: 2010-Sep
The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government announced plans to increase transparency of government data, including publishing: new items of central government spending over £25,000; street-level crime data; and pay rates for senior civil servants with annual salaries above £150,000. It also announced plans for a Public Sector Transparency Board within the Cabinet Office, responsible for setting open data standards across the public sector, and publishing further datasets on the basis of public demand.
Source: Letter from David Cameron MP (Prime Minister), 31 May 2010
Links: Text of letter | Telegraph report | People Management report | BBC report
Date: 2010-May
The UK Statistics Authority published a review about overcoming barriers to trust in crime statistics for England and Wales.
Source: Overcoming Barriers to Trust in Crime Statistics: England and Wales, UK Statistics Authority
Links: Report | UKSA press release
Date: 2010-May
A new official website was launched, providing a free access point for a wide range of government-held non-personal data.
Source: Press release 20 January 2010, Cabinet Office
Links: Website | BBC report | Telegraph report
Date: 2010-Jan