Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you of the outcome of our recent Benefits Statistics Consultation on the frequency and ongoing value of a range of DWP Official Statistics. In the interests of transparency, we have set out below the rationale for these decisions and how they align with user need and the Code […]
Dear Katie Thank you for sharing the outcome of DWP’s recent consultation on the frequency and ongoing value of its benefit statistics. The open engagement with users, clear decisions and supporting rationale are welcome and consistent with Code expectations. The broad user engagement and acknowledgement of differing needs, particularly around timeliness, support confidence that decisions […]
Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you that we have now published the Welsh Government’s response to our recent consultation on proposed changes to our statistical outputs. The consultation, which ran for 12 weeks from 19 November 2025 to 11 February 2026, sought views on a range of proposals aimed at ensuring our statistics […]
Dear Stephanie, Outcome from the consultation on proposed changes to Welsh Government statistical outputs Thank you for your letter informing us that Welsh Government has published its response to the recent consultation on proposed changes to its statistical outputs. We welcome the open and transparent approach Welsh Government has taken in consulting on these proposals […]
Dear Mr Humpherson, I am writing to ask the Office for Statistics Regulation to review the transparency and presentation of NHS elective waiting list statistics. Since last autumn, Members across the House have repeatedly asked Ministers, through Written Parliamentary Questions and in the Commons, about waiting-list validation, removals without treatment, referral management and what happens […]
Dear Mr Andrew, Thank you for your letter of 15 June 2026 regarding the transparency and presentation of statistics on the NHS waiting list for elective treatment, produced by NHS England. These are known as ‘referral to treatment’ (RTT) statistics. In your letter, you set out concerns that have been raised in Written Parliamentary Questions […]
Dear Tony, We have completed a compliance review of the War Pensions Scheme statistics produced by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code). At the time of our review, these statistics were published as accredited official statistics. Our review considered whether these statistics continue to […]
Dear Ed, I am writing to seek your agreement to cancel the accreditation of the War Pension Scheme (WPS) publication. The annual WPS publication was designated as National Statistic in 2010, with the status confirmed in 2012 following an independent review by the OSR. The WPS publication provides statistics on claims, awards and recipients of […]
Dear Stephanie We have recently completed a compliance review of Welsh Government’s Labour Market Overview. This statistical bulletin is currently published as Official Statistics. Our review looked at how effectively the Labour Market Overview communicates quality and uncertainty, and how clearly it supports appropriate use of different data sources. Overall, the bulletin communicates these aspects […]
Dear Liz, Business enterprise research and development (BERD) statistics – Confirmation of accredited official statistics status We have reviewed ONS’s actions to address the two requirements outlined by our Spotlight on Quality assessment report on ONS’s BERD statistics. On behalf of the Board of the UK Statistics Authority, I am pleased to confirm that ONS’s subregional and sectoral BERD statistics for 2022 and onwards comply with the standards of Trustworthiness, Quality and Value in the Code of Practice […]