Dear Ed, Invitation to begin assessment for Scotland’s 2031 Census Thank you for your letter of 19 May 2026 setting out the Office for Statistics Regulation’s intended approach to assessing the 2031 censuses across the UK. I welcome the clarity you have provided on OSR’s proposed principles and the reflections drawn from your regulation of […]
Sent to: Richard Elliott, Director, Census and Population Statistics, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Alison Byrne, Chief Executive, National Records of Scotland Mary Gregory, Executive Director, Population, Census and Social Statistics, Office for National Statistics Dear all, I am writing to set out the Office for Statistics Regulation’s (OSR) intended approach to regulating 2031 census outputs across the […]
Dear Alison Today we have published our phase 3 assessment report of the 2022 Census in Scotland. This report, our third and final report, focussed on assessing how well NRS’s census outputs have met users’ needs and revisited the requirements outlined in our phase 2 report published in 2023. On behalf of the Board of […]
Dear Alan, Thank you for your letter regarding National Records Scotland’s Healthy Life Expectancy statistics. As you explain, these statistics use data from the Annual Population Survey (APS), produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Due to decreasing APS sample sizes and resulting concerns about the quality of sub-national estimates, last year we agreed […]
Dear Ed, I am writing to you to request the suspension of accreditation of National Records of Scotland’s (NRS) Healthy Life Expectancy estimates for Scotland, starting with the upcoming ‘Healthy Life Expectancy, 2021-2023’ publication, which is currently badged as Accredited Official Statistics. Our healthy life expectancy methodology was based on data from the Annual Population […]
Dear Ed RE: Confirmation of National Statistics designation for Scotland’s Census 2022 Thank you for your letter dated 13 September 2023 confirming that outputs from Scotland’s Census 2022 comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics. As you can imagine, it has been a busy period for National Records of Scotland, but I am delighted […]
Dear Janet Confirmation of National Statistics designation for Scotland’s Census 2022 Tomorrow will see the publication of the first Census estimates of the population for Scotland. This is a significant milestone and is testament to the huge efforts and commitment from all those involved at National Records of Scotland (NRS). I would like to thank […]
Dr Janet Egdell, Interim Chief Executive, National Records of Scotland replies to Ed Humpherson, regarding the Assessment of 2022 Census in Scotland.
Ed Humpherson writes to Dr Janet Egdell, Interim Chief Executive, National Records of Scotland regarding the Assessment of 2022 Census in Scotland.
Mark Pont writes to Pete Whitehouse updating on OSR’s review of the Scottish Population Census.