Dear Emma, Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status publication I am writing to you about the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 2 January and 24 September 2021 release, which was published on 1 November. It is good that the ONS is looking to produce additional analysis to provide insight […]
Dear Eugene, Following our conversation, I am happy to confirm the exemption from the Code of Practice for Statistics’ standard publication time of 9.30am to permit a later release time of 2pm of the Northern Ireland vaccination status statistics during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Yours sincerely Ed Humpherson Director General for Regulation
Dear Pete and David Assessment of 2021 Census in England and Wales and 2021 Census in Northern Ireland We have today published our phase 2 assessment reports of the 2021 Census in England and Wales and the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. These reports draw on our previous preliminary findings from the first phase of the assessment and […]
Dear Darren Assessment of Annual Business Survey Statistics We have today published the assessment report of the Annual Business Survey (ABS) against the Code of Practice for Statistics. Our report found that the significant time delay on the publication of ABS data means that the data are not always used to measure the ongoing impacts […]
Dear Jonathan, Stephen and Sandra Review of Household projections for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland I am writing to highlight findings from our recent compliance checks of household estimates and projections for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The findings from these reviews offer insights which can also support production and use of household projections for England, including covering some of the themes highlighted in our recent review of population statistics produced by ONS. A key finding from our […]
Dear Jonathan ONS response to OSR’s review of population estimates and projections Many thanks for providing a response to the Office for Statistics Regulation’s May 2021 review of Population Estimates and Projections produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The package of outputs, including the detailed article and blog, demonstrate your commitment to building upon our findings to improve the public value of […]
Dear Liz UK natural capital accounts As you are aware, we recently reviewed the Office for National Statistics (ONS) UK natural capital accounts against the Code of Practice for Statistics. Since ONS started to develop these statistics in 2011, and incorporated them into the UK Environmental Accounts last year, there has been a renewed interest […]
Dear Ed Review of Population Estimates and Projections Thank you for your review of ONS Population Estimates and Projections. I am grateful for the work of your team in reviewing our population statistics. As always, this was a thorough review and will help us to improve our statistics. I appreciate that you have recognised that […]
Dear Ed Assessment of the Living Costs and Food Survey Thank you for your assessment of the Living Costs and Food (LCF) Survey against the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. I am grateful for the work of your team in reviewing and identifying improvements to increase the quality and the public value of one […]
Dear Sam Assessment of the Living Costs and Food Survey We have today published the assessment report of the Living Costs and Food Survey (LCF), run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The LCF is the most significant survey on household spending in the UK and provides […]