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GSGB Review and response to OSR report
Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB) Review and response to Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) report
Appendix 1 - Response to OSR recommendations action plan
| Recommendation number |
Action | Timescale | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Update survey improvements page on GSGB hub with information about commissioning of experimental research | April 2025 | Yes |
| 1 | Host webinar to launch experimental research implementing recommendations 1-3 from Professor Sturgis report | April 2025 | Yes |
| 1 | Publish report from experimental research | August 2025 | No |
| 1 | Keep survey improvements page updated with latest developments | Ongoing | Not applicable |
| 2 | Provide more information on quality assurance within GSGB technical report, bringing together National Centre for Social Research and GC processes together in same place. | October 2025 | No |
| 2 | Publish research governance framework | July 2025 | No |
| 2 | Publish information on how the GSGB data is validated against other data sources within technical report | October 2025 | No |
| 3 | Add statement to each statistical release that there is a risk that the findings over estimate gambling harm | October 2025 | No |
| 3 | Add links to the guidance on how to use GSGB data from GSGB statistical landing pages and the technical report to aid users | October 2025 | No |
| 3 | Tailor outputs to different users, consider providing notes to editors alongside releases where appropriate | October 2025 | No |
| 3 | Use GSGB statistics user group to get feedback on what other information they would find useful in terms of what the statistics can and can't be used for | July 2025 | No |
| 3 | Update GSGB technical report bringing together the two sections around why the survey may under report (people with lived experience may not respond) and why it may over report (gambling focused) into the same section | October 2025 | No |
| 3 | Update guidance if necessary following experimental research based on Professor Sturgis’s recommendations and share with statistics user group | October 2025 | No |
| 4 | Following completion of experimental research to implement Recommendations 1-3 from Professor Sturgis’s report, update materials relating to consistency and comparability of GSGB with other related statistics | October 2025 | No |
| 4 | Publish a blog or relevant communication demonstrating how GSGB data fits within the broader gambling data landscape and how data is integrated with other sources | December 2025 | No |
| 4 | Benchmark GSGB data against 2024 Health Survey for England (discussing the findings from the two surveys and potential reasons for any differences) | March 2026 | No |
| 4 | Benchmark GSGB data against APMS | December 2025 | No |
| 4 | Demonstrate how GSGB links to evidence roadmaps | September 2025 | No |
| 5 | Create and publish user engagement strategy outlining how we will interact with users and understand their needs | July 2025 | Yes |
| 5 | Incorporate user views to enable the survey to remain relevant over time | Ongoing | Not applicable |
| 6 | Provide feedback to users on which of their contributions can and can't be addressed through GSGB | Ongoing through user group | Not applicable |
| 6 | Provide a channel for users to feedback to the GC about GSGB | June 2025 | Yes |
| 7 | Review stakeholder engagement network and broaden it where possible | Ongoing | Not applicable |
| 7 | Continue to build on partnerships with other official statistics producers | Ongoing | Not applicable |
| 8 | Develop and implement GSGB communications strategy | July 2025 | Yes |
| 8 | Make sure users are informed of any updates to the GSGB pages in a frequent, timely and transparent way (use e-bulletin and email GSGB statistics user group with updates) | Ongoing | Not applicable |
| 9 | Get feedback from users on the content from GSGB they would like to see published and how they would like to access data | July 2025 | No |
| 9 | Expand Power Bi dashboard (more granular data, ability to cross tab more data and understand data at smaller geographical areas) | October 2025 | No |
| 9 | Incorporate hyperlinks from Excel contents page to tables in data tables | October 2025 | No |
| 9 | Investigate adding DOI for publications to allow us to track how GSGB is being used and/or published | October 2025 | No |
GSGB Review and response to OSR report - Other post-launch GSGB Development Work Next section
GSGB Review and response to OSR report - Appendix 2
Last updated: 24 July 2025
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