Dear Mrs Badenoch, As Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, I am writing on behalf of the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), the regulatory arm of the Authority. OSR promotes and safeguards the appropriate use of statistics in public debate and considers concerns raised with the Authority where there is a risk that statistics may […]
Dear Mr Logan, Thank you for your letter of 28 April regarding recent references to NHS planned care waiting times made in Parliament. We are aware of the statements you have highlighted and recognise the concern you raise about comparisons of waiting times between Scotland and England, particularly where figures are presented without appropriate context. […]
Dear Mr Wilkinson, Thank you for your letter regarding comments by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Shabana Mahmood MP, in a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research on 5 March 2026 in which she said: “We will address the challenge posed by the impending settlement of the hundreds of thousands of low-skilled […]