Relevant UK policies on a national statistical plan

Non-statistical indicator

The UK has a national statistical strategy which renews every 5 yeas and is set by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The current strategy is called Statistics for the Public Good and it sets the aims, priorities, mission and values for the period 2020-2025.

The UKSA Business Plan outlines how this strategy supports professional oversight of the UK system of official statistics and exclusive responsibility for the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This statistical strategy is government funded and under implementation.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Relevant UK policies on a national statistical plan
Indicator description

The indicator tracks country progress in designing and implementing national statistical plans. At the global level this is a count of countries that are either (i) implementing a strategy, (ii) designing one or (iii) awaiting adoption of the strategy in the current year. The UK is implementing its Statistics for the Public Good strategy.
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Not available for this indicator
Definitions

Not available for this indicator
Available disaggregations

Not available for this indicator
Calculations

Not available for this indicator
Other information

More information about the Statistics for the Public Good strategy can be found on the UK Statistics Authority website. The UKSA reports on progress against the Strategy in its Annual Report.

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has not been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 17 August 2023
Metadata last updated 17 August 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding
Target name

By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

PARIS21
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Source 1

Organisation

UK Statistics Authority (UKSA)
Periodicity

Every 5 years
Earliest available data

Not available for this source
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
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Release date See source link
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

Official
Contact details

authority.enquiries@statistics.gov.uk
Other information

Not available for this source
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