UK Statistics Authority closes applications for data ethics committee chair
The UK Statistics Authority has closed applications for the post of Chair of the National Statistician's Data Ethics Advisory Committee, which advises on the ethical use of public data for research and statistics. The applications closed on 30 October 2026, and the successful candidate would begin in January 2027 for a three-year term. The unpaid-in-pension role pays an honorarium of £5,000 a year and requires roughly eight days of work annually.
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What does it mean?
The UK's official statistics body has finished taking applications for a volunteer-style leader of a committee that checks whether using public data is ethical. The person chosen would start in January 2027 and serve three years, for an honorarium of £5,000 a year.
Who is affected?
People with the expertise to chair the committee and who applied by the deadline