Dear Chris We have independently reviewed the actions that NHS England has taken to address the six requirements outlined in our assessment report. On behalf of the Board of the UK Statistics Authority, I am pleased to confirm that they comply with the standards of Trustworthiness, Quality and Value in the Code of Practice for […]
Dear Chris and Andrea, Data on NHS app I am writing following concerns over the use of data in two recent press releases relating to the new NHS app and the benefits realised as part of its rollout. The first press release, Major NHS App expansion cuts waiting times, was published by the Department of […]
Dear Philip We have completed our assessment of Public Transport Statistics Northern Ireland produced by the Department for Infrastructure (Dfl), NI. I am grateful for the positive contribution and engagement from your team throughout the assessment process. Our assessment found strong collaboration between DfI’s Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB) and Translink (the data provider) […]
Dear Emma We have today published our review: The adequacy of UK-wide comparable statistics and data. This is in response to a recommendation in the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC)’s report Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base, which set out the challenges and opportunities in obtaining comparable data across the four nations of the […]
Dear Ed, Response to Systemic Review of Economic Statistics In response to the Systemic Review of Economic Statistics, published by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) in April 2025, I am writing to update you that today the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published Restoring confidence, improving quality: The plan for ONS economic statistics. […]
Dear Ed, I am writing to formally request that the official statistics accreditation be removed from our Digital Sector Economic Estimates: Employment series. If this request is accepted, we intend to publish releases in the series as official statistics in development until further review. Following the suspension of the accreditation of Office for National Statistics […]
Dear Jessie Thank you for your letter setting out findings from your review of Digital Sector Economic Estimates: Employment statistics, following the suspension of the accredited official statistics status for labour market statistics from ONS’s Labour Force Survey (LFS), on which the Annual Population Survey (APS) estimates are based. As you explain, your employment statistics […]
Dear Lord Moylan Thank you for your letter of 6 May regarding abortion statistics for England and Wales produced by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). I appreciate your concern regarding the timeline for our compliance check. As the regulator for official statistics, our remit concerns published statistics. We do not regulate administrative […]
Dear Mr Humpherson, I apologise for not replying before to your letter of 20th February send in response to mine about statistics on complications arising from abortion. I am glad that you have agreed to undertake a compliance check of the statistics on abortion complications published by DHSC to ensure they meet the standards […]
Dear Lord Moylan Thank you for your letter of 20 January regarding abortion statistics for England and Wales produced by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Given the length of time since our assessment of these statistics in 2012, and several data developments which DHSC is planning, we have agreed with DHSC that […]