Local population change and policy challenges | BSPS Policy Forum
Monday 6th November 2023, 2:00pm
Join us in London or online for this policy forum event to discuss the importance of local area demography for policy.
Experts will discuss local population change and the challenges it presents for effective policy, particularly in relation to geographical inequality in the UK, and the resulting levelling-up agenda. Speakers will share the latest knowledge on local population variation and the value of quality data, raising the question of how far individual policies should be tailored to places' particular circumstances.
This open policy forum provides an opportunity for discussion between cross-sector experts, including questions from attendees, and a networking reception.
Speakers
Professor Jane Falkingham, Director of the ESRC Centre for Population Change and PI of Connecting Generations, Vice President International and Engagement, University of Southampton.
Professor Nicola Shelton, President of the British Society of Population Studies, Head of Health and Social Surveys Research Group, Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL.
Professor Tony Champion, Emeritus Professor of Population Geography Newcastle University.
This talk will highlight the complex dynamics of local population change, raising the question of how far individual policies should be tailored to places' particular circumstances.
While the population nationally continues to grow, age and diversify, the local dimension presents a much more varied picture which poses a challenge for anticipating future trends and deciding how best to cater for them or possibly try and alter them. Overall change rates range widely, while any particular level of change can result from different combinations of rates of births, deaths and migration superimposed on profiles that differ in terms of gender, age, ethnicity and wealth among other features.
Rich Pereira, Deputy Director for Population Statistics and Head of the Centre for Ageing and Demography, Public Policy Analysis, Office for National Statistics.
The Office for National Statistics produces estimates of the population at the local level. The 'traditional' approach for this relies on a decennial population Census, adjusting annually to account for natural change and migration. This presentation will cover improvements that have been made in the population statistics system since the turn of the century to meet changes in policy information needs and to better reflect changing society. It will also cover the innovative research being carried out to make use of a wider selection of administrative data in population estimation, working with local policy makers, and how ONS is creating striking outputs that really help people understand and make proper use of the evidence provided.
Professor Grant Hill-Cawthorne, Managing Director of Research and Information and Librarian, House of Commons.
This presentation will introduce the different ways in which research evidence can impact policy within the UK Parliament and consider what we can all do to increase the degree to which policy is informed by evidence. It will also cover the multiple ways research evidence is used by the UK Parliament, for example, the Libraries use it to answer policy questions and analyse legislation, while the Select Committees use it as a foundation from which to launch inquiries. In addition, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology ensures that research evidence is translated into accessible summaries of a body of knowledge for use by parliamentarians.
This event will take place at The British Academy, London, and online via Slido. Please email cpc@soton.ac.uk to be added to the attendee list.
This event is organised in partnership between the British Society for Population Studies, the ESRC Centre for Population Change and ESRC Connecting Generations. It is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 and was made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The event celebrates 50 years of the British Society for Population studies whose members have been scientifically studying human populations since 1973.
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| Organised by: | Economic, Social & Political Sciences |
| Location: | Online, and The British Academy |
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