Correspondence
Please see the UK Statistics Authority webpages for correspondence sent from Sir Robert Chote or Sir David Norgrove.
For all correspondence between 2008–2017 view our Archive94 items of correspondence found
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Ed Humpherson to Stephanie Howarth: Suspension of accredited official statistics status for Wales estimates produced from the Annual Population Survey
9 October 2024
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Stephanie Howarth, Welsh Government
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Stephanie Howarth to Ed Humpherson: Request to suspend APS accreditation
9 October 2024
Stephanie Howarth, Welsh Government to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Michael Keoghan: Suspension of the accredited official statistics status for the estimates ONS produces from the Annual Population Survey
9 October 2024
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mike Keoghan, Office for National Statistics
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Michael Keoghan to Siobhan Tuohy-Smith: Request to suspend APS accreditation
9 October 2024
Mike Keoghan, Office for National Statistics to Siobhan Tuohy-Smith, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Mike Keoghan to Mark Pont: The Annual Population Survey
26 September 2024
Mike Keoghan, Office for National Statistics to Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation
Download Mike Keoghan to Mark Pont: The Annual Population Survey (PDF, 0.11 MB)
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Mark Pont to Mike Keoghan: The Annual Population Survey
26 September 2024
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mike Keoghan, Office for National Statistics
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Rob Kent-Smith to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Personal Independence Payment statistics – Confirmation of accredited official statistics status
17 September 2024
Rob Kent-Smith, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Mark Pont to Mike Keoghan: Annual Population Survey
7 August 2024
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mike Keoghan, Office for National Statistics
Download Mark Pont to Mike Keoghan: Annual Population Survey (PDF, 0.03 MB)
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Ed Humpherson to Jane Naylor: Trade Union Membership statistics 2023
23 May 2024
to Jane Naylor, Department for Business and Trade
Download Ed Humpherson to Jane Naylor: Trade Union Membership statistics 2023 (PDF, 0.08 MB)
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Ed Humpherson to Stephanie Howarth: Suspension of accredited official statistics status from Labour Force Survey-based estimates
23 May 2024
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Stephanie Howarth, Welsh Government
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Ed Humpherson to Alastair McAlpine: Suspension of accredited official statistics status from Labour Force Survey-based estimates
23 May 2024
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alastair McAlpine, Scottish Government
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Ed Humpherson to Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown: Review of re-introduced Labour Force Survey (LFS)-derived Labour Market Statistics
21 March 2024
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alex Lambert, Liz McKeown, Office for National Statistics
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Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown to Ed Humpherson: ONS response to OSR review of reintroduction of LFS-derived Labour Market Statistics
1 March 2024
Alex Lambert, Liz McKeown, Office for National Statistics to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown: Review of reintroduction of LFS-derived Labour Market Statistics
23 February 2024
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alex Lambert, Liz McKeown, Office for National Statistics
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Rob Kent-Smith to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Assessment of Personal Independence Payment statistics
14 February 2024
Rob Kent-Smith, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Ed Humpherson to Alex Lambert and Darren Morgan: Review of experimental Labour Market Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
14 November 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alex Lambert, Darren Morgan, Office for National Statistics
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Ed Humpherson to Darren Morgan: Labour market statistics derived from the ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS)
24 October 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Darren Morgan, Office for National Statistics
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Steve Ellerd-Elliott to Ed Humpherson: Request for assessment – Personal Independence Payment statistics
19 July 2023
Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Response to request for assessment – Personal Independence Payment statistics
19 July 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Mark Pont to Alex Lambert, Director of Surveys and Darren Morgan, Director of Economic Statistics Production & Analysis: ONS’s transformation of the Labour Force Survey (TLFS)
10 July 2023
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alex Lambert, Darren Morgan, Office for National Statistics
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Mark Pont to Alex Lambert and Darren Morgan, Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Gillian McCrory and Gerard Colgan, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA): Transformation of the Labour Force Survey in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10 July 2023
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Gillian McCrory, Gerard Colgan, Alex Lambert, Darren Morgan, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
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Mark Pont to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Benefit Sanctions statistics
23 June 2023
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Ed Humpherson to Professor Sir Ian Diamond: Assessment of statistics on Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK
8 June 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for National Statistics to Sir Ian Diamond, Office for National Statistics
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Professor Sir Ian Diamond to Ed Humpherson: Request for assessment of Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK
18 April 2023
Sir Ian Diamond, Office for National Statistics to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Professor Sir Ian Diamond: Request for assessment of Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK
18 April 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Sir Ian Diamond, Office for National Statistics
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Steve Ellerd-Elliott to Ed Humpherson: Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment Statistics
17 February 2023
Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment Statistics
17 February 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Mark Pont to Darren Morgan: ONS Labour Disputes statistics
17 February 2023
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Darren Morgan, Office for National Statistics
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Ed Humpherson to David Wallace: Transparency and user engagement in the production of official statistics
19 January 2023
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to David Wallace, Social Security Scotland
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Alex Lambert and Darren Morgan to Mark Pont: ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS) transformation
16 November 2022
Alex Lambert, Darren Morgan, Office for National Statistics to Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Mark Pont to Alex Lambert and Darren Morgan: ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS) transformation
7 November 2022
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alex Lambert, Darren Morgan, Office for National Statistics
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Alex Lambert to Ed Humpherson: Confirmation of National Statistics for the Living Costs and Food Survey
25 October 2022
Alex Lambert, Office for National Statistics to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Alex Lambert: Confirmation of National Statistics for the Living Costs and Food Survey
24 October 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alex Lambert, Office for National Statistics
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Mark Pont to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Pensioners’ Income Series statistics
22 September 2022
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Steve Ellerd-Elliot to Siobhan Tuohy-Smith: Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment Statistics
5 September 2022
Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions to Siobhan Tuohy-Smith, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Steve Ellerd-Elliot: Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics
24 August 2022
Siobhan Tuohy-Smith, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Steve Ellerd-Elliot to Mary Gregory: Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment Statistics
10 August 2022
Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions to Mary Gregory, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Peter Schofield: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Way to Work target and use of figures by government
29 July 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Peter Schofield, Department for Work and Pensions
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Ed Humpherson to Alastair McAlpine: Alternative Release Times for Official Statistics
5 May 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Alastair McAlpine, Scottish Government
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Ed Humpherson to Sean Whellams: Alternative release times request
26 April 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Sean Whellams, HM Revenue and Customs
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Ed Humpherson to Mike Keoghan: Confirmation of National Statistics Designation for UK Employment and Jobs Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics
13 April 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mike Keoghan, Office for National Statistics
Download Ed Humpherson to Mike Keoghan: Confirmation of National Statistics Designation for UK Employment and Jobs Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (PDF, 0.04 MB) Download Ed Humpherson to Mike Keoghan: Confirmation of National Statistics Designation for UK Employment and Jobs Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (PDF, 0.16 MB)
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Mary Gregory to Steve Ellerd-Elliot: Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics
8 April 2022
Mary Gregory, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Ed Humpherson to Hugh Stickland: Rapid Review of the Over 50s Lifestyle Study
14 March 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Hugh Stickland, Office for National Statistics
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Mark Pont to Siobhan Carey, CBE: Women in Northern Ireland Statistics
7 February 2022
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Download Mark Pont to Siobhan Carey, CBE: Women in Northern Ireland Statistics (PDF, 0.09 MB)
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Ed Humpherson to Will Moy: Statements on the number of people in work
1 February 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Will Moy, Full Fact
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Will Moy to Ed Humpherson: Statements on the number of people in work
1 February 2022
Will Moy, Full Fact to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
Download Will Moy to Ed Humpherson: Statements on the number of people in work (PDF, 0.19 MB)
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Ed Humpherson to Laura Gilbert: Statements on the number of people in work
1 February 2022
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Laura Gilbert, 10 Downing Street
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Mark Pont to Andrew Banks: ONS Small Area Income Estimates
19 January 2022
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Andrew Banks, Office for National Statistics
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Ed Humpherson to Siobhan Carey: Designation of Pay in the Northern Ireland Civil Service Statistics as National Statistics
10 December 2021
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
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Mark Pont to Stephanie Howarth: Regional Economic and Labour Market Profiles
10 November 2021
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Stephanie Howarth, Welsh Government
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Mary Gregory to Paul McKillen: Confirmation of National Statistics Designation for Personal Independence Payment Statistics for Northern Ireland produced by the Department for Communities
15 October 2021
Mary Gregory, Office for Statistics Regulation to Paul McKillen, Department for Communities
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Ed Humpherson to Anna Feuchtwang: Chancellor’s use of poverty statistics on BBC Breakfast
12 October 2021
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Anna Feuchtwang, End Child Poverty Coalition
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Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliot: Confirmation of National Statistics Designation for Benefit Statistics produced by the Department for Work and Pensions
26 July 2021
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Sam Beckett response to Ed Humpherson: Assessment of the Living Costs and Food Survey
7 July 2021
Sam Beckett, Office for National Statistics to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Sam Beckett: Assessment of the Living Costs and Food Survey
7 July 2021
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Sam Beckett, Office for National Statistics
Download Ed Humpherson to Sam Beckett: Assessment of the Living Costs and Food Survey (PDF, 0.10 MB)
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Ed Humpherson to Laura Gilbert: Use of official statistics on child poverty in Prime Minister’s Questions
29 June 2021
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Laura Gilbert, 10 Downing Street
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Mark Pont to Roger Halliday: Labour Market Statistics for Young People
14 May 2021
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Professor Roger Halliday, Scottish Government
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Mark Pont to Paul McKillen: Assessment of Personal Independence Statistics for Northern Ireland as National Statistics
13 May 2021
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Paul McKillen, Department for Communities
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Response from Ed Humpherson to Tom Lee: Data on Deductions made to Universal Credit
20 April 2021
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Tom Lee, Child Poverty Action Group
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Tom Lee to OSR: Data on Deductions made to Universal Credit
20 April 2021
Tom Lee, Child Poverty Action Group to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Response from Ed Humpherson to Shaun Richards: ONS Average earnings figures
19 March 2021
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Mark Pont to Siobhan Carey: Department for Communities’ Benefits Statistics Summary for Northern Ireland
18 November 2020
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
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Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliot: Assessment of the Department for Work and Pensions’ Benefit Statistics
18 November 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Ed Humpherson to Sean Whellams: Working-age benefit combination statistics
18 November 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Sean Whellams, HM Revenue and Customs
Download Ed Humpherson to Sean Whellams: Working-age benefit combination statistics (PDF, 0.09 MB)
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Ed Humpherson response to Peter Martin: Assessment of the NI Personal Independence Payment experimental statistics as National Statistics
3 November 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Peter Martin, Department for Communities
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Peter Martin to Ed Humpherson: Requesting Assessment of the NI Personal Independence Payment experimental statistics as National Statistics
3 November 2020
Peter Martin, Department for Communities to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Mark Pont to Glyn Jones: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 statistics
16 July 2020
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Glyn Jones, Welsh Government
Download Mark Pont to Glyn Jones: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019 statistics (PDF, 0.10 MB)
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Mark Pont to Roger Halliday: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 statistics
16 July 2020
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Roger Halliday, Scottish Government
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Mark Pont to Siobhan Carey: Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure
16 July 2020
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Download Mark Pont to Siobhan Carey: Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (PDF, 0.03 MB)
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Mark Pont to Sandra Tudor: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 statistics
16 July 2020
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Sandra Tudor, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Download Mark Pont to Sandra Tudor: English Indices of Deprivation 2019 statistics (PDF, 0.10 MB)
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Ed Humpherson to Sean Whellams: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics
15 July 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Sean Whellams, HMRC
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Ed Humpherson to Glyn Jones: Monthly Indicators from the National Survey for Wales
25 June 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Glyn Jones, Welsh Government
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Ed Humpherson to Peter Schofield: Universal Credit management information
13 May 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Peter Schofield, Department for Work and Pensions
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Response from Peter Schofield to Ed Humpherson: Universal Credit management information
1 May 2020
Peter Schofield, Department for Work and Pensions to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Universal Credit management information
22 April 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Assessment of the UK employment and jobs statistics
26 March 2020
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Jonathan Athow, Office for National Statistics
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Compliance Check of Civil Service Statistics
19 February 2020
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National Statistics confirmation: Sickness Absence in Northern Ireland Civil Service statistics
7 August 2019
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
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Compliance Check of DWP Universal Credit Statistics
29 May 2019
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
Download Compliance Check of DWP Universal Credit Statistics (PDF, 0.07 MB)
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Compliance Check of DWP Benefit Cap Statistics
29 May 2019
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
Download Compliance Check of DWP Benefit Cap Statistics (PDF, 0.04 MB)
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Compliance Check of ONS Labour Productivity Statistics
17 May 2019
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Jonathan Athow, Office for National Statistics
Download Compliance Check of ONS Labour Productivity Statistics (PDF, 0.17 MB)
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Statements on ‘new jobs’
1 May 2019
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Department for Work and Pensions
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Statistics on Sickness Absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service
30 April 2019
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Download Statistics on Sickness Absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service (PDF, 0.08 MB)
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Response on Income and Earnings
20 February 2019
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Jonathan Athow, Office for National Statistics
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Incomes and Earnings Review
11 December 2018
Jonathan Athow, Office for National Statistics to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
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Compliance check of Effects of Taxes and Benefits statistics
9 November 2018
Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation to Iain Bell, Office for National Statistics
Download Compliance check of Effects of Taxes and Benefits statistics (PDF, 0.10 MB)
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Response to Statistics on Fraud and Error in the Benefit System
12 June 2018
Tom Davies, Department for Work and Pensions to Mary Gregory, Office for Statistics Regulation
Download Response to Statistics on Fraud and Error in the Benefit System (PDF, 0.22 MB)
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Statistics on Income and Earnings
29 March 2018
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Jonathan Athow, Office for National Statistics
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Universal Credit estimates
29 March 2018
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Trevor Huddleston, Department for Work and Pensions
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Northern Ireland Claimant Count: de-designation confirmation
20 March 2018
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Download Northern Ireland Claimant Count: de-designation confirmation (PDF, 0.04 MB)
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Northern Ireland Claimant Count: de-designation request
20 March 2018
Siobhan Carey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
Download Northern Ireland Claimant Count: de-designation request (PDF, 0.16 MB)
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Response on Benefit Sanctions Statistics – update on developments
16 March 2018
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Tom Davies, Department for Work and Pensions
Download Response on Benefit Sanctions Statistics – update on developments (PDF, 0.41 MB)
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Benefit Sanctions Statistics – update on developments
15 March 2018
Tom Davies, Department for Work and Pensions to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation
Download Benefit Sanctions Statistics – update on developments (PDF, 0.15 MB)
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Ed Humpherson to Neil McIvor: Assessment of Statistics on Employment and Support Allowance: Outcomes of Work Capability Assessments, Great Britain
2 March 2017
Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Neil McIvor, Department for Work and Pensions