Office for National Statistics

  1. Ed Humpherson to Liz McKeown: Annual Business Survey Statistics – Confirmation of accredited official statistics status

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    Dear Liz Annual Business Survey Statistics: Confirmation of accredited official statistics status We have independently reviewed the actions that your team has taken to address the five requirements outlined in our assessment report that we judged must be met for the Annual Business Survey statistics to maintain their status as accredited official statistics. Accredited official […]

  2. Ed Humpherson to Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown: Review of re-introduced Labour Force Survey (LFS)-derived Labour Market Statistics

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    Dear Alex, Liz Review of reintroduction of Labour Force Survey (LFS)-derived Labour Market Statistics (produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)) Following our letter last month announcing our review of the LFS-based Labour Market statistics, we have today published a report setting out our findings. We recognise the significant efforts that you and your […]

  3. Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown to Ed Humpherson: ONS response to OSR review of reintroduction of LFS-derived Labour Market Statistics

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    Dear Ed, Thank you for your letter of 23 February detailing the short review of the reintroduction of Labour Force Survey (LFS)-derived Labour Market Statistics you are undertaking. We welcome the review and look forward to hearing your insights and recommendations. As you note, the reintroduction of LFS data in February’s labour market statistics followed the implementation […]

  4. Ed Humpherson to Emma Rourke: Regulatory guidance on collecting and reporting data about sex and gender identity in official statistics

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    Dear Emma Regulatory guidance on collecting and reporting data about sex and gender identity in official statistics I am writing to you in your capacity as the Deputy National Statistician with oversight of the Government Statistics Service (GSS). The GSS plays a crucial role in the statistical system, which includes providing information to statistics producers […]

  5. Mark Pont to Heather Bovill: Assessment of Business Enterprise Research and Development statistics

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    Dear Heather, Assessment of the Business Enterprise Research and Development statistics Following our last correspondence, we appreciate the cooperation of you and your team during the temporary suspension of accredited official statistics status of the detailed breakdowns of the Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) data. We are pleased to see the progress made by […]

  6. Ed Humpherson to Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown: Review of reintroduction of LFS-derived Labour Market Statistics

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    Dear Alex, Liz Review of reintroduction of LFS-derived Labour Market Statistics (produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)) We welcome ONS setting out its rationale to reintroduce planned LFS-derived labour market statistics. We have begun a short review of these statistics (published on 13 February 2024) against key elements of the Code of Practice […]

  7. Ed Humpherson to Professor Sir Ian Diamond: Request for assessment of Admin Based Population Estimates for England and Wales

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    Dear Sir Ian,  Assessment: Office for National Statistics’ Admin Based Population Estimates for England and Wales  Thank you for your letter of 13 February requesting an assessment of the Office for National Statistics’ Admin Based Population Estimates for England and Wales. Every country needs to collect population data to understand the size and composition of […]

  8. Professor Sir Ian Diamond to Ed Humpherson: Request for assessment of Admin Based Population Estimates for England and Wales

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    Dear Ed, Request for assessment of Admin Based Population Estimates for England and Wales We are continuously improving statistics on population to reflect changes in society and technology and better meet user needs. We have taken significant steps towards achieving this goal and have been talking to your team in the Office for Statistics Regulation […]

  9. Ed Humpherson to Rachel Skentelbery: Alternative Release Time for the Productivity Overview Statistics

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    Dear Rachel Alternative Release Time for the Productivity Overview Statistics Thank you for alerting me to the postponement of the release of the Productivity Overview bulletin, which was scheduled for 1 February 2024, and to your proposal to release these statistics as part of a combined bulletin with the UK Productivity Flash estimate, scheduled for […]

  10. Ed Humpherson to Mike Keoghan: Revisions of estimates of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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    Dear Mike Revisions of estimates of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) It was good to see the changes that ONS made in the December 2023 Quarterly National Accounts bulletin to explain more about the uncertainty in GDP estimates. In particular, I would highlight: (a) the expanded narrative that makes information about revisions much more prominent; […]