The future of the UK demographic system

The British Society for Population Studies (BSPS), Office for National Statistics (ONS), Centre for Longitudinal Study Information and User Support (CeLSIUS) and UK Data Service (UKDS) are funding a free hybrid meeting on the future of the UK demographic system, to be hosted at Bentham House, London, and online.

This meeting is to bring together producers and users of UK demographic data to increase understanding of developments in the UK demographic system.

The aims are:

1. To connect the key producers of UK demographics data to those with a key interest in that data and inform them of current thinking around the design of the UK demographic system.
2. To provide a route for thinking and challenging from the UK demographic community drawn together by the British Society for Population Studies, CeLSIUS and UK Data Service.
3. To allow discussion of requirements and topics for future demographic data collection.

Contributors will include:

• Mary Gregory, Director Population Statistics, ONS
• Ester Roughsedge, National Records Scotland
• Penny Young, UK Statistics Authority
• Steve Smallwood, ONS and Vice-President of BSPS
• Prof Jane Falkingham CBE, University of Southampton
• Prof Nicola Shelton, CeLSIUS and President of BSPS
• Prof Oliver Duke-Williams, UK Data Service and CeLSIUS