ONS blog - Population and social statistics in a rapidly changing world

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ONS blog

13 July 2021

Population and social statistics in a rapidly changing world

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The response to the coronavirus pandemic has been driven by data. Never before have statistics been so crucial in informing decisions that affect us all.

Pete Benton explains how the ONS will be maximising the value of the data collected from Census 2021 and how it aims to provide ever more timely statistics moving forwards.