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OSR statement on statistics around refugees

30 March 2022 — Statement

The Office for Statistics Regulation statement on the difference between figures related to asylum and resettlement when talking about statistics around refugees.

OSR publishes report on ONS migration statistics

1 March 2022 — Press release

The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) today published a review of migration statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is our first report reviewing ONS’s transformation of migration statistics in…

OSR welcomes ONS blog on COVID-19 deaths: to say only 17,000 people have died from COVID-19 is highly misleading

26 January 2022 — Statement

There has been considerable coverage of a Freedom of Information response published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It shows death registrations for 2020 and 2021 (provisional) that were due to COVID-19 and were recorded…

OSR Publishes Assessment Reports for 2021 Censuses

17 November 2021 — Press release

Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation has published phase 2 assessment reports for the 2021 Census in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These reports draw on our previous preliminary findings…

Assessment of 2021 Censuses in the UK

11 September 2020 —

The Census is one of the most important sources of official statistics, informing decisions about almost every aspect of life within the UK. The three Census offices – the Office…

Data and Statistics on COVID-19 impacts on the Care sector

4 June 2020 — Statement

The impact of COVID-19 on those in care settings – care home residents and recipients of domiciliary care – has received significant media attention. There is high demand for trustworthy,…

COVID-19 surveillance and registered deaths data review

21 April 2020 — Announcement, Statement

Information available on COVID-19 cases and deaths has been developed rapidly in a constantly shifting environment. The work being done by analysts to get this information into the public domain…

Statement from the Office for Statistics Regulation – COVID-19 Update

3 April 2020 — Announcement, Statement

We welcome the work of analysts across a range of organisations in providing the public with information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pace at which these organisations have set…

OSR statement on EU settlement scheme statistics

4 November 2019 — Statement

OSR statement on Home Office statistics on the EU settlement scheme.

OSR Statement on the Trustworthiness, Quality and Value of Long-Term International Migration Estimates

21 August 2019 — Statement

Today, Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, confirmed that the UK Statistics Authority has concluded that the Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR) should not be designated National Statistics. Ed Humpherson…