Dear Liz Compliance review of Average Weekly Earnings We have recently completed a compliance review of ONS’s Average Weekly Earnings (AWE). This statistical bulletin is currently published as accredited official statistics. Our review considered whether AWE statistics continue to meet the Trustworthiness, Quality and Value standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics. Based on […]
Dear Alex and Liz Compliance review of Family Spending statistics from the Living Costs and Food survey – Progress Update Thank you for your letter updating me on progress against the recommendations from the review of the Family Spending statistics from the Living Costs and Food Survey (LCF). I note the progress that has been […]
Dear Rob, Compliance review of Family Spending statistics from the Living Costs and Food survey – Progress Update In February, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) undertook a compliance review of Family Spending in the UK statistics concluding that they continue to be published as accredited official statistics, while also setting out three recommendations that […]
Dear Katie Thank you for sharing the outcome of DWP’s recent consultation on the frequency and ongoing value of its benefit statistics. The open engagement with users, clear decisions and supporting rationale are welcome and consistent with Code expectations. The broad user engagement and acknowledgement of differing needs, particularly around timeliness, support confidence that decisions […]
Dear Mr Andrew, Thank you for your letter of 15 June 2026 regarding the transparency and presentation of statistics on the NHS waiting list for elective treatment, produced by NHS England. These are known as ‘referral to treatment’ (RTT) statistics. In your letter, you set out concerns that have been raised in Written Parliamentary Questions […]
Dear Tony, We have completed a compliance review of the War Pensions Scheme statistics produced by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code). At the time of our review, these statistics were published as accredited official statistics. Our review considered whether these statistics continue to […]
Dear Stephanie We have recently completed a compliance review of Welsh Government’s Labour Market Overview. This statistical bulletin is currently published as Official Statistics. Our review looked at how effectively the Labour Market Overview communicates quality and uncertainty, and how clearly it supports appropriate use of different data sources. Overall, the bulletin communicates these aspects […]
Dear Siobhan, Stage of Treatment compliance review – implementation of recommendations Thank you again for carrying out the PHS Stage of Treatment compliance review which took place in December 2025. We were delighted that these statistics retained their accredited official statistics status following the set of improvements we implemented in October 2025 to improve their relevance and timeliness. In February 2026 we wrote outlining […]
Dear Scott, Thank you for your letter outlining the recent work undertaken by Public Health Scotland (PHS) in response to the recommendations contained in our compliance review of PHS’s statistics on inpatient, day case and outpatient stage of treatment waiting times. The actions you have taken to improve guidance to users on exercising caution when […]
Dear Sandra We have completed a compliance review of Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates (EPC) statistics produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code). These statistics are currently published as official statistics. Our review considered how the statistics have been […]