Office for Statistics Regulation

  1. Ed Humpherson to Jennifer Dixon: Health Foundation analysis of the impact of the Optimised Patient Tracking and Intelligent Choices Application

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: The Health Foundation

    Dear Dr Dixon, Health Foundation analysis of the impact of the Optimised Patient Tracking and Intelligent Choices Application. Thank you for your letter of 22 July 2026, in which you formally shared with the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) the Health Foundation’s analysis of the impact of the Optimised Patient Tracking and Intelligent Choices Application […]

  2. Jennifer Dixon to Ed Humpherson: Health Foundation analysis of the impact of the Optimised Patient Tracking and Intelligent Choices Application

    Sent from: The Health Foundation

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, I am writing in response to the OSR’s statement today on the outcome of the casework investigation into the claims on NHS England’s website about the impact of the Federated Data Platform (FDP). We welcome your findings and note that NHS England will invite us to contribute to Imperial College’s evaluation of the […]

  3. Oonagh Smyth to Ed Humpherson: Request for assessment of Filled posts in the adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics

    Sent from: Skills for Care

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, Request for an assessment of ‘Filled posts in the adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics’ I am writing on behalf of Skills for Care to request an assessment of our Filled posts in the adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics publication. These statistics provide timely insights into the size […]

  4. Ed Humpherson to Oonagh Smyth: Request for assessment of Filled posts in the adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Skills for Care

    Dear Oonagh, Request for assessment of Filled posts in the adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics Thank you for your letter of 31 July requesting an assessment of the Filled posts in the adult social care workforce in England: monthly statistics produced by Skills for Care. We note the recent changes that Skills for Care […]

  5. Alastair McAlpine to Ed Humpherson: Potential disruption to statistical publications in early 2027

    Sent from: Scottish Government

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you of a risk of potential disruption to a small number of Scottish Government statistical publications during the first quarter of 2027, the factors contributing to this risk, and the action we are taking to minimise any impact. When I took up the role of Chief Statistician, I […]

  6. Mary Gregory to Ed Humpherson: Mid-year population estimates for England and Wales

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, Mid-year population estimates for England and Wales I am writing to you today to acknowledge the mid-year population estimates (MYE) compliance review report you published in May. We would like to thank you for your engagement with my teams during this process and for the findings of the review. The report confirmed that […]

  7. Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Liz McKeown: Average weekly earnings

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Liz Compliance review of Average Weekly Earnings We have recently completed a compliance review of ONS’s Average Weekly Earnings (AWE). This statistical bulletin is currently published as accredited official statistics. Our review considered whether AWE statistics continue to meet the Trustworthiness, Quality and Value standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics. Based on […]

  8. Rob Kent-Smith to Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown Family Spending statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Alex and Liz Compliance review of Family Spending statistics from the Living Costs and Food survey – Progress Update Thank you for your letter updating me on progress against the recommendations from the review of the Family Spending statistics from the Living Costs and Food Survey (LCF). I note the progress that has been […]

  9. Alex Lambert and Liz McKeown to Rob Kent-Smith Family Spending statistics

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Rob, Compliance review of Family Spending statistics from the Living Costs and Food survey – Progress Update In February, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) undertook a compliance review of Family Spending in the UK statistics concluding that they continue to be published as accredited official statistics, while also setting out three recommendations that […]

  10. Anna Price to Mary Gregory: ONS’s Long-term international migration estimates

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Mary, Thank you for your letter in April providing an update on how the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been developing its long-term international migration (LTIM) estimates. Your letter, alongside ONS’s latest update on its international migration research, demonstrates the considerable progress that ONS has made in improving admin-based migration estimates, while recognising […]