Migration Statistics User Survey

The Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) is examining the topic of migration statistics, as part of a programme of work on statistics and their use in government.  The PASC call for evidence is here: http://tinyurl.com/czwc3wg.

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) and the Statistics User Forum (SUF) will be submitting evidence to PASC in January.  It is important that this represents the views of the widest possible set of users, and to this end the RSS has put up a survey here to collect opinions:

 

http://surveys.rss.org.uk/v.asp?i=66134lennv

Your response to this survey will be a key input to the overall RSS and SUF response to PASC.  Please complete this survey by Wednesday 9th January to allow time for collation of views by the RSS and SUF.

 

Migration Statistics User Forum - presentations available

Presentations from the Migration Statistics User Forum conference on 18th September 2012 have been made available in the filestore area of the JISCMAIL list, which should be accessible via:

https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=migration-stats&X=44C1E1405FE43182B9&Y

Given the success of the event conference facilities have been provisionally booked for an annual meeting on 17 September 2013. There was a consensus that future meetings should be more focused on how users have used data on migration. To join an electronic distribution list for Migration Statistics click here

 

Migration Data: Information and Resources

The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford has developed a webpage providing 'user-friendly access to analysis of data on migrants and migration issues.

The site includes ready made charts and maps on migration in the UK, and (possibly of more interest to RLAB staff) a description of key data sources and their limitations.

http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/data-and-resources