Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you that the Home Office intends to begin publishing a new regular series of data covering police recorded knife-enabled robbery offences starting Wednesday 20 May 2026. The Home Office collects information on police recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument (knife-enabled crime) in England and Wales for […]
Dear John, We welcome the publication of the UK Government’s new violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy, Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls. The performance framework used to monitor progress on the strategy comprises a headline metric, several supporting headline metrics and a […]
Dear John, Thank you for your letter informing me of the unscheduled release of an internal Home Office figure that appears similar to an upcoming official statistic from the Asylum Seeker Hotel Population Statistics series. I agree with your view that this is a breach of the Code of Practice for Statistics. I note your reasons for deciding not to produce an ad-hoc release for the figure in line with published guidance on the use […]
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 […]
Dear Jon, Today we published our review of the fraud and computer misuse statistics for England and Wales produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). I would like to thank your team for its positive engagement throughout the review. This review complements our review of the quality of police recorded crime statistics for England […]
Dear Jon Statistics on Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests in England and Wales We have reviewed your stop and search statistics, which are published in the Police powers and procedures: Stop and search and arrests, England and Wales statistical bulletin. There is substantial public interest in stop and search, particularly in the […]
Dear Jon, Review of the quality of police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales Today we published our review of the quality of police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales, produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). I would like to thank your team for its positive engagement throughout the review and […]
On 18th January 2024 our Chair, Sir Robert Chote, wrote to Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Home Affairs in response to his letter regarding the backlog of asylum claims. We highlighted the need for ministers and advisers to think carefully about how a reasonable person would interpret a quantitative claim of clearing the backlog […]
Dear Mark, Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain I welcome your compliance check of the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain, which were last assessed against the Code of Practice in 2012. As a department we are committed to the transparency and credibility of statistics, and ensuring […]
Dear Jon Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain We recently completed our compliance check of your Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain, against the Code of Practice for Statistics. These statistics are important to meet the legislative requirements set out in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 […]