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  3. Mark Pont to Darren Morgan: Retail Sales Statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Mark Pont, Assessment Programme Lead writes to Darren Morgan regarding a recent compliance check on ONS’s Retail Sales statistics.

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  4. Mark Pont to Grant Fitzner: UK Trade Statistics – resilience of the statistics to economic shocks

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    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Grant UK Trade Statistics – resilience of the statistics to economic shocks We recently completed our compliance check examining the resilience of UK Trade statistics to the economic shocks of EU Exit and the Covid-19 pandemic. We commend ONS on the impressive steps it has taken in responding to these twin economic shocks and protecting the integrity […]

  5. Mark Pont to Darren Morgan: Inclusion of VAT data in Short-Term Economic Outputs

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    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Darren Inclusion of VAT data in Short-Term Economic Outputs I am writing to you following our recent review of ONS’s use of VAT data in producing Short-Term Economic Outputs. We carried out this compliance check to assess progress following ONS’s latest plans announced in 2018 to implement VAT data into a variety of outputs. […]

  6. Mark Pont to Andrew Banks: ONS Small Area Income Estimates

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    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Andrew Income estimates for small areas in England and Wales We recently completed our compliance check of the Income Estimates for Small Areas statistics for England and Wales against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The statistics have a wide range of users and uses, including supporting local government bodies in service planning and delivery, and supporting research […]

  7. Mark Pont to John Marais: Knife-Enabled Crime Statistics for England and Wales

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    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear John  Knife-Enabled Crime Statistics for England and Wales As you are aware, we recently completed our compliance check of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Home Office’s knife-enabled crime statistics for England and Wales against the Code of Practice for Statistics. These are published in ONS’s Crime in England and Wales statistical bulletin. Our review focused on the new methodology developed by Home Office analysts to improve the way that knife crime is categorised.   Knife and sharp instrument offences […]

  8. Emma Rourke (ONS) to Ed Humpherson: Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status publication

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    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, Thank you for your letter in response to our recent publication and tweet on Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status. Our respective team discussions on this matter have been open and constructive and I appreciate the recognition of my team’s commitment to addressing concerns and continual improvement. As you note in your letter, […]

  9. Mark Pont to Rob Pike and Jane Naylor: Foreign Investment Statistics

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    Sent to: Department for International Trade, Office for National Statistics

    Dear Jane and Rob Foreign Investment Statistics Thank you for your recent letter setting out the progress you have made on your respective FDI and inward investment statistics following the publication of our compliance check on 19 April 2021. We appreciate ONS and DIT working together and with OSR to develop these statistics. Your joint […]

  10. Rob Pike and Jane Naylor to Mark Pont: Foreign Investment Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Mark, Thank you for your correspondence on the OSR’s compliance check of Office for National Statistics (ONS) foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics and Department for International Trade (DIT) inward investment statistics, which followed up on recommendations made in your 2018 compliance check and those made by the House of Commons Select Committee on International […]