GSGB – Removing the ‘official statistics in development’ label
Introduction
In 2020 to 2021, the Gambling Commission (the Commission) consulted on proposals to improve the way we collect data on adult gambling participation and the impact of gambling. Since then, the Commission have been working on the development of a new survey called the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) to collect official statistics on gambling behaviours in Great Britain.
The development has included a pilot study; to test the suitability of a push to web approach and to understand the impact of a methodology change on findings. This was followed by a further experimental phase; to refine the methodology, testing several conditions to ensure that we had the right approach going forward. In November 2023, we published the final step in the experimental phase of the survey.
During development , publications have been labelled as ‘Experimental Statistics’ or ‘Official Statistics in Development’ as they are now referred to. This was to reflect the fact that these were new statistics which were being developed, but which were published to allow users and stakeholders to be involved in their development.
Guidance published by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) (opens in new tab) states that the Commission, as the producer of the statistics, should determine when it is appropriate to remove the ‘official statistics in development’ label. This document sets out the reasons why we have taken the decision to remove the ‘in development’ label from the official statistics.
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Last updated: 29 February 2024
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