Head of Assessment

Richard Alldritt is the Head of Assessment and a member of the Authority. He was appointed by the Prime Minister with effect from 1 May 2008 and is the Authority’s principal adviser on the scrutiny of official statistics.

Richard is a career statistician who has worked in a number of government organisations. He started his career in the Home Office and went on to run the strategic planning unit of the, then, Central Statistical Office. In 1993 he was appointed Chief Statistician in the Welsh Office and then the Welsh Assembly Government.

Before joining the UK Statistics Authority, he was Chief Executive of the Statistics Commission for five years.

Richard lives in London and his personal interests include theatre, food, and long walks around town.