Issues Log Archive

Date Opened Details Status Related Links
March 2020
4 March 2020 ​Sefton Council tweet on endometriosis statistics Closed
4 March 2020 ​Productivity Growth - ONS Clarity and Insight Closed
February 2020
28 February 2020 ​Infant mortality rates in BBC interview Closed
27 February 2020 Scottish budget presentation Closed
26 February 2020 Official homelessness statistics​ (rough sleeping) Closed Letter from Sir David Norgrove to John Healey MP
25 February 2020 Home Secretary statement on EU settled status Closed
24 February 2020 ​Transport Scotland statistics on HGV traffic in Aberdeen Closed Letter from Sir David Norgrove to Lewis Macdonald MSP
20 February 2020 ​National Statistics on Children's Centres in England Closed
20 February 2020 Liz Truss comments about trade stats (Gold) Closed
20 February 2020 Priti Patel claim regarding migration clampdown statistics​ Closed Letter from Sir David Norgrove to Margaret Greenwood MP
19 February Home Office immigration stats ​ Closed
11 February 2020 New school clubs statistics​ Closed
10 February 2020 Clarity and Insight of ONS Productivity reports Closed
6 February 2020 PM claim on rough sleeping at 'People's PMQs' Closed
January 2020
31 January 2020 ​DEFRA UK Milk price statistics Closed
27 January 2020 ​PM Universal Credit Claim at PMQs Closed
22 January 2020 ​Boris Johnson's claim over Universal Credit in today's PMQs Closed
20 January 2020 ​DfE Data Sharing Breach Closed
12 January 2020 ​Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (HEIPR) Closed Letter from Ed Humpherson to Neil McIvor, DfE
10 January 2020 ​Availability of National Health Data Closed
8 January 2020 Education statements in PMQs Closed

Date Details Status Related Links
December 2019 Closed
10 December 2019 Statistical Release During Pre-Election Period Closed
6 December 2019 Use of Welsh Education Statistics Open
5 December 2019 Use of Homelessness Statistics Closed
5 December 2019 Use of Homelessness Statistics Closed
3 December 2019 School Funding Statistics Claims Closed
3 December 2019 Use of Crime Statistics Closed
2 December 2019 Use of Northern Ireland Economic Growth Statistics Closed
November 2019
28 November 2019 NHS Vacancy Figures Closed
27 November 2019 Hospital Mortality Statistics in Scotland Closed
19 November 2019 Dental Policy Statistics Closed
18 November 2019 Use of Policy Cost Estimation Statistics Closed
18 November 2019 Statistics on the Popularity of Scottish Independence Referendum Phrasing Closed
18 November 2019 Tree Planting Pledge Statistics Closed
15 November 2019 Flood Defence Spending Pledges Closed
14 November 2019 Use of Policy Costing Estimation Statistics Closed
13 November 2019 Use of Policy Cost Estimation Statistics Closed
12 November 2019 Use of Employment Statistics Closed
12 November 2019 Use of the Labour Force Survey to Estimate Youth Unemployment Closed
12 November 2019 Use of School Improvement Statistics Closed
12 November 2019 Commercial Use of Intellectual Property Office Statistics Closed
7 November 2019 Jobs Creation Statistics Closed
7 November 2019 NHS Operations Statistics Closed
7 November 2019 School Funding Statistics Closed
October 2019
30 October 2019 Statistics on EU contributions Closed
28 October 2019 EU settlement scheme statistics Closed
28 October 2019 Drug deaths Closed
28 October 2019 Claims about UK imports and exports Closed
24 October 2019 Statements on levels of activity Closed
21 October 2019 Claims about balanced budget Closed
15 October 2019 School funding baseline Closed
10 October 2019 Apprenticeship statistics Closed
1 October 2019 Higher education participation rates Closed
September 2019
26 September 2019 School funding claims Closed
23 September 2019 DfE communications on education funding Closed
23 September 2019 Qualifications for 18 year olds Open
20 September 2019 NEU use of statistics Closed
19 September 2019 Home Office crime statistics Closed
19 September 2019 Education funding announcement Closed
16 September 2019 Rough sleeping statistics Closed
16 September 2019 Education funding Closed Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority, to NEU Joint Secretaries
13 September 2019 Home Office press notice on eGates Closed Ed Humpherson, UK Statistics Authority, to Paul Lincoln
10 September 2019 Figures in Scottish Government tweet Closed
6 September 2019 Baby names release Closed Ed Humpherson, UK Statistics Authority, to Ben Humberstone
3 September 2019 Claims on cost of EU contributions Closed
August 2019
27 August 2019 Statements using domestic violence statistics Closed Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority, to Victoria Atkins MP
27 August 2019 School census data Closed
23 August 2019 Availability of MoJ statistics Closed
13 August 2019 International Passenger Survey Closed Ed Humpherson, UK Statistics Authority, to Iain Bell
8 August 2019 Figures on English language testing Closed Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Steven Timms MP Authority
6 August 2019 Use of ASHE statistics Closed
6 August 2019 Additional NHS funding Closed Ed Humpherson to Mark Svenson, UK Statistics Authority to Tom Orford Authority
July 2019
26 July 2019 Use of crime statistics Closed
23 July 2019 Qualifications for 16-18 year olds Closed
22 July 2019 Statement on Scottish Block Grant Closed Mary Gregory, UK Statistics Authority to Tom Orford Authority
18 July 2019 DfE data releases Closed
10 July 2019 Claims about job creation Closed
10 July 2019 Drug related deaths Closed
June 2019
25 June 2019 Statements on solar installations Closed Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP
13 June 2019 Claims around Welsh education funding Closed Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to David TC Davies MP

David TC Davies MP to Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority

4 June 2019 Block Grant Transparency Closed
3 June 2019 Statements on Scottish university inequality Closed
3 June 2019 Claims regarding EU contributions Closed
May 2019
31 May 2019 Methodology enquiry regarding JSA and Universal Credit Closed
28 May 2019 Changes in council tax rates Closed
27 May 2019 Claims regarding EU election results Closed
20 May 2019 Hospital mortality rates Closed
15 May 2019 Labour market estimates Closed
7 May 2019 Use of financial statistics in explanatory documents Closed
April 2019
30 April 2019 Presentation of health statistics Closed
30 April 2019 Education statistics quoted on Twitter Closed
29 April 2019 Response to Government petition Closed
23 April 2019 Statistics on workers in new jobs Closed
17 April 2019 Use of education statistics Closed
17 April 2019 Use of education funding statistics Closed
16 April 2019 Publication of import statistics Closed
3 April 2019 Apprenticeship data reliability Closed
1 April 2019 Use of homelessness statistics Closed Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
1 April 2019 NHS waiting times Closed Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mark Svenson, NHS England
March 2019
29 March 2019 Statistics on entries of GCSE music exams Closed
28 March 2019 Use of statistics on FGM Closed
27 March 2019 Use of ONS and Nomis statistics in media reporting Closed
18 March 2019 Availability of National Pupil Database data Closed
12 March 2019 Statistics on death registrations Closed Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Professor Sheila Bird, University of Cambridge

Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mark Lucraft, Chief Coroner for England and Wales

Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Justice Keegan, The Coroners Service, Northern Ireland

10 March 2019 Use of statistical graphs on Twitter Closed
7 March 2019 Statements made on violent crime Closed
6 March 2019 Statements made on public funding Closed
5 March 2019 Concerns raised relating to the Teaching Excellence Framework Closed Royal Statistical Society to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation

Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Royal Statistical Society

4 March 2019 Statements on poverty levels Closed Lyn Brown MP to Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority

Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Lyn Brown MP

2 March 2019 Statistics on NHS whistle-blowing Closed Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Dr Minh Alexander
1 March 2019 Availability of statistics quoted in Parliament Closed
February 2019
28 February 2019 Inpatient waiting times Closed Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Roger Halliday, Scottish Government
24 February 2019 Statements on the EU referendum Closed
21 February 2019 Statements made on Twitter relating to drug use Closed
20 February 2019 Labour market statistics on disability Closed
15 February 2019 Statements on visitor numbers Closed Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Andrew Mowlah, Arts Council England

Andrew Mowlah, Arts Council England to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation

12 February 2019 Statement on zero-hours contracts Closed
12 February 2019 Use of ONS statistics in annual report Closed
11 February 2019 Local government funding in the UK Closed
7 February 2019 Availability of homelessness statistics Closed Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Rt Hon John Healey MP, House of Commons

Rt Hon John Healey MP, House of Commons to Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority

6 February 2019 Statements made on knife crime Closed
4 February 2019 Statements on no-deal preparations Closed
January 2019
25 January 2019 Homelessness statistics published by MHCLG Closed
24 January 2019 Use of statistics by the Department for Education Closed
23 January 2019 Statistics used in Department for Education press release Closed
23 January 2019 Tweet on employment levels in the UK Closed
22 January 2019 Statistics on the cost of domestic abuse Closed Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mike Warren, Home Office
17 January 2019 ISD statistics on delayed discharges and inpatient waiting times Closed
15 January 2019 Availability of NHS GP statistics Closed
14 January 2019 Use of school census data Closed
11 January 2019 Statements made on crime levels in the UK Closed
10 January 2019 Statistics on injuries caused by fireworks Closed