Casework

  1. Jennifer Dixon to Ed Humpherson: Health Foundation analysis of the impact of the Optimised Patient Tracking and Intelligent Choices Application

    Sent from: The Health Foundation

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, I am writing in response to the OSR’s statement today on the outcome of the casework investigation into the claims on NHS England’s website about the impact of the Federated Data Platform (FDP). We welcome your findings and note that NHS England will invite us to contribute to Imperial College’s evaluation of the […]

  2. Ed Humpherson to Sylvia Walby and Brian Francis: ONS’s combined measure of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Lancaster University|University of London

    Dear Sylvia and Brian, Thank you for taking the time to discuss your concerns about the quality and value of the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’s combined measure of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking. ONS developed this measure to support the UK Government in tracking progress against its ambition to halve violence against women […]

  3. Ed Humpherson to James Benford: ONS Reports on Progress with Economic Statistics, April 2026: OSR response

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear James, We have today published our response to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’s second quarterly progress report on its Plan for Economic Statistics and Survey Improvement and Enhancement Plan. Our response assesses ONS’s progress in addressing the findings of OSR’s systemic review of its economic statistics, including our interim and final report, and the recommendations of […]

  4. John Wilkins to Ed Humpherson: Asylum Seeker Hotel Population Statistics

    Sent from: Home Office

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you that I have become aware of the unscheduled release of an internal Home Office figure that appears similar to an upcoming official statistic from our Asylum Seeker Hotel Population Statistics series. Despite not being released publicly through formal channels, a figure for the number of asylum seekers […]

  5. Mary Gregory to Ed Humpherson: Update to ONS’s Long-term international migration estimates

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, I am writing to you with an update on how we have developed long-term international migration estimates since the last OSR progress report in December 2023. There has been considerable improvement to the output, and this work is continuing. Our International migration research, progress update, published today, provides an update on the research underway that will […]