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The 3rd UK Statistical Delegation to Japan (May 2026)
The 3rd Statistical Delegation from the United Kingdom visited Japan from May 26 to 28, 2026.
They discussed several topics with the SBJ officials on "Social surveys," "Enterprise survey support project," "AI coding" and "Population Census."
The visit is based on the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) between the United Kingdom Statistics Authority (UKSA) and SBJ, which was signed on May 17, 2023, to establish the basis for in depth cooperation between both sides in the area of official statistics.
The members of the 3rd statistical delegation from the UK:
Ms. Sarah Eaton, Head of Large Cases Unit and Business Profiling, Business Surveys, ONS
Mr. Luke Gunter, Business Survey Strategy Lead, Account Management Unit, Business Surveys, ONS
Mr. Steve Kirkland, Service Owner: Field Operations (Household & Tech) Census 2031, Census Delivery & Operations, ONS
Ms. Cal Ghee, Overseas Development Principal Methodologist, Methodology and Quality, ONS
Ms. Bethan Mulcahy, Deputy Head of International Relations, UKSA

Group Photo

Scene of discussion
