Bridging the data gap to impact local decision-making

Bridging the data gap to impact local decision-making

Join us for an insight into ONS Local, an analytical advisory service for local leaders, with dedicated analysts based across the UK

By Government Analysis Function

Date and time

Thu, 22 May 2025 06:00 - 07:00 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

Bridging the data gap to impact local decision-making

Office for National Statistics (ONS)


Join us for an insight into ONS Local, an analytical advisory service for local leaders, with dedicated analysts based across the UK.

ONS Local analytical advisory service is helping to improve access to subnational data, statistics, and analysis across the UK and in the devolved administrations to inform evidence-based decisions locally.

  • Discover how we have influenced local decision-making and public policy through targeted analysis and collaboration.
  • Learn about the real-life impact of the projects we work on, which fill data gaps and answer key questions across a number of policy areas.
  • The work we do directly improves public services and reduces inequalities across the UK, and we have a key role to play to ensure that the statistics ONS produces remain relevant and meet user needs.


About the presenters

Join Andrew Hetherington, Regional Senior Analyst – Yorkshire & the Humber in the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The presenting team includes members of the Government Statistican Group (GSG) profession.


What you could learn in this session

  • Having a positive impact on decision making / evidence based decision making
  • Using analysis to influence and impact policy formation / collaborating with Policy Profession
  • Sharing experiences of when the team made an impact

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About AiG Month (1-31 May 2025)

  • Analysis in Government Month (AiG Month) is the UK's largest learning and development event for government analysts
  • The Analysis Function has around 17,000 members working across analysis professions and government departments
  • This event is part of Analysis in Government (AiG) Month, brought to you by the Analysis Function
  • Every government analyst is considered to be a member of the Analysis Function. Our members include actuaries, digital and data analysts, data scientists, economists, geographers, operational researchers, social researchers, stastisticians, dual badged, and unaffiliated analysts
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Frequently asked questions

Will this event be recorded?

No. We do not routinely record events as we've found attending live events where you can interact is preferable. We will publish 'learning outcomes' from AiG Month sessions after events, so you can find out more about any useful links, articles, suggested learning, tools and so on.

Who can attend this event?

AiG Month events are designed for and often delivered by UK government analysts. They are open to all to attend however, including the general public, so if you're interested in analysis there will be something for you.

Who organises AiG Month?

AiG Month is organised by the Analysis Function Central Team. You can contact us about AiG Month at Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk

What is the Analysis Function?

The Analysis Function is one of several cross-government functions tackling the big issues across the entire civil service. Other government functions include Finance Function, HR Function, and Commercial Function. All government analysts are considered to be members of the Analysis Function

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Government Analysis Function

The membership of the Government Analysis Function is a wide and diverse community of people, it includes:

  • actuaries
  • economists
  • geographers
  • operational researchers
  • social researchers
  • statisticians and data scientists
  • analysts within the Government Digital and Data profession
  • anyone else working in analysis in government

The Government Analysis Function fits into the Civil Service’s functional model. Each analytical profession provides guidance on the expectations of a person in order to be recognised as a member of that profession.

The function brings together all members of the analytical professions as well as anyone or any team that produces analysis, evidence and research to support decision making in government.

The function does not remove the professional identities of each individual profession. It brings them together to be greater than the sum of its parts and to make efficiencies.

The government profession groups within the Government Analysis Function include: