Dear Rachel, Assessment of Deaths in the Care Sector statistics Thank you for your letter regarding statistics about deaths in the care sector previously published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). As you explain, the Office for Statistics Regulation carried out an assessment of these statistics in 2022 which set out the requirements for […]
Dear Ed Proposed cessation of accredited official statistic: Statistics on Public Health As we work with colleagues across health and care statistics producing organisations, we continue to seek users’ views on where we can join up and streamline our outputs. Over recent years there have been several consultations relating to the Statistics on Public Health […]
Dear Liz, Communication of transport insurance data in ONS consumer trends statistics As you are aware, we were recently asked to review elements of the consumer trends data – in particular, the administrative costs of transport insurance from Table 12.5.4 of the series. We are grateful to the team for its cooperation, and we welcome the steps that […]
Dear Ed, Confirmation of accredited official statistics status: Northern Ireland tourism statistics covering trips, nights and associated expenditure Thank you for your letter dated 28th October 2025, which set out the outcome of the Review of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics for Northern Ireland Tourism statistics. Myself and the team are delighted […]
Dear Brian Confirmation of accredited official statistics status: Northern Ireland tourism statistics covering trips, nights and associated expenditure In response to your request, we recently completed a compliance review of Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)’s tourism statistics. The tourism statistics are a compendium of official statistics including estimates on the number of overnight […]
Dear Scott, Planned changes to adult social care data Thank you for your letter setting out the forthcoming work that you are planning on undertaking to adult social care data in Public Health Scotland (PHS). We welcome your plans to define a care home minimum dataset and to progress broader data transformation efforts. It is […]
Dear Ed, Planned changes to the Care Home Census statistics and Social Care Assessment and Care At Home Services management information. To support the modernisation of Scotland’s social care data landscape, we are making two changes to existing publications to release capacity for this work: Pausing the 2025/26 Care Home Census The 2024/25 Care Home […]
Dear Ed, NHS stage of treatment waiting times statistics – New developments Following my letter in August, I am pleased to share that PHS has today launched new monthly statistics on NHS Waiting Times – Stage of Treatment. These statistics provide timely and relevant insights into how long patients wait to be seen as new […]
Dear Ed, We are writing regarding the publication of ONS statistics on deaths of care home residents in England and Wales. These official statistics in development were last published in November 2023. The ONS conducted a joint consultation at the end of 2023 which included a proposal to cease publication of these statistics, while remaining […]
Dear colleague, Launch of the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR)’s refreshed Code of Practice for Statistics The Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code) is a central part of our statistical system. It helps to ensure that our statistics are not just numbers, but reliable tools for understanding the world, providing insight to inform understanding […]