The Population & Society group gives the Observatory an understanding of the information needs of the West Midlands related to population and society.
How is the group made up?
The group draws together data analysts, researchers and academics from across the West Midlands, and from a variety of organisations, including local authorities, Government Office West Midlands, local government, the National Health Service and the Office for National Statistics.
What does the group do?
The group seeks to to identify the right facts, figures and statistics to encourage evidence based policy within the West Midlands, particularly focussed on population, society, migration and health. This involves ensuring research consistency and best practice, undertaking specific pieces of work to fill 'knowledge gaps' and improving the communication and use of evidence within the West Midlands.
What's the bigger picture?
Through the Regional Data and Intelligence Network, the group draws in the wider perspectives of the West Midlands and links to a range of other groups focussing on the environment, economy and labour force and geographical information. Together, these groups influence our work and guide the services we offer.
View the group's work plan (pdf, 70kb) and recent meeting papers on the downloads tab at the top of this page.
News and updates
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Population & Society Group work
Meeting papers
The last meeting took place on 8th February 2010 at the Observatory. Here are the minutes:
Population & Society Group meeting minutes 8th February 2010 (pdf, 294kb)
Next meeting
The next meeting will take place on Friday 21st May 2010, 10am-2pm. All groups in the network will be present.
Please note this meeting will be held in the Balcony Rooms, Level 4, Millennium Point, Birmingham.