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 […]
Dear Scott, Assessment of NHS Education Scotland’s workforce statistics We have completed our assessment of statistics about the NHS workforce in Scotland produced by NHS Education Scotland (NES): Workforce statistics, CAMHS Workforce statistics and Psychology Workforce statistics. I am grateful for the positive contribution and engagement from the team at NES throughout the assessment process. […]
Dear Andrea, Temporary suspension of accredited official statistics: adult social care activity statistics Thank you for your letter regarding accredited official statistics in the Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report (ASC-FR) publication. As you explain, these statistics have recently moved from NHS England to the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), and you […]
Dear Jen, Accreditation of the domestic abuse estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales We have today published our compliance review report covering the domestic abuse estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). We recognise that domestic abuse is a sensitive topic […]
Dear Ed, Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report I am writing to request the suspension of the official statistics accreditation for the ‘Activity’ component of the Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report (ASC-FR). The publication is moving across to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from NHS England in October 2025. […]
Dear Tony, ONS Economic Statistics Plan, Consumer Prices and UKSA Board and Panels Thank you for your letter dated 4 September 2025 and your follow-up enquiries on 5 September. You expressed concerns with the status of the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’s CPI and CPIH statistics as accredited official statistics. As mentioned in my letter […]
Dear James, SMF report on gambling tax reform Thank you for taking the time to meet and for allowing us the opportunity to provide more information about the work of the Office for Statistics Regulation and our approach to investigating concerns raised with us. As you are aware, we were asked to look at the […]
Dear Alastair, Reclassification of school meal uptake statistics Thank you for your letter requesting the removal of the accredited official statistics status of the Scottish Government’s statistics on school meal uptake in Scotland based on the School Health Living Survey. Your letter also outlined changes to the methodology used to produce the school meal uptake […]
Reclassification of school meal uptake statistics Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you of a significant change to the methodology used to produce school meal uptake statistics in Scotland, and to seek agreement on the reclassification of these statistics. Up to last year, these statistics were based on data collected through the School Healthy […]
Dear Ed, Thank you and Rob for the recent discussion, it was gratifying to hear that the OSR has valued some of our commentary. However, without wishing to carp in any way, I continue to believe our contribution would have been greater had there been a clearer understanding of the structure and purpose of the […]