Office for Statistics Regulation

  1. Ed Humpherson to Rachel Skentelbery: Alternative Release Times request for Transformation of UK consumer price statistics, groceries scanner data analysis, April 2025 

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Rachel,    Thank you for your request, made on 9 April 2025, for an alternative release time for your one-off Transformation of UK consumer price statistics, groceries scanner data analysis, April 2025 release.  Having considered your reasons, I am content to approve your proposal to publish this analysis article at 7:00am. This decision is taken […]

  2. Jen Woolford to Ed Humpherson: Review of fraud and computer misuse statistics for England and Wales 

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed,  Thank you for your letter dated 3 April regarding your review of fraud and computer misuse statistics for England and Wales. I would like to thank your team for their positive engagement throughout the process.   The ONS Centre for Crime and Justice is committed to improving insights into fraud and computer misuse statistics […]

  3. Sir Ian Diamond to Ed Humpherson: Review of economic statistics produced by ONS

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, Office for Statistics Regulation Systemic Review of ONS Economic Statistics Thank you for your letter dated 7 April 2025. The publication of the Systemic Review of ONS Economic Statistics reflects the vital role that the OSR plays in ensuring official statistics are of the highest-quality and can be trusted to provide accurate measures […]

  4. Ed Humpherson to Sir Ian Diamond: Review of economic statistics produced by ONS

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Sir Ian, Review of economic statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics We have now published an interim report as part of our review of economic statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) setting out our findings. This review is focusing on data sources for economic statistics, stakeholder needs and engagement, […]

  5. Ed Humpherson to Jen Woolford: Review of fraud and computer misuse statistics for England and Wales

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Jen, Today we published our review of the fraud and computer misuse statistics for England and Wales produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). I would like to thank your team for its positive engagement throughout the review. This review complements our review of the quality of police recorded crime statistics for England and […]

  6. Ed Humpherson to Jon Simmons: Review of fraud and computer misuse statistics for England and Wales

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Home Office

    Dear Jon, Today we published our review of the fraud and computer misuse statistics for England and Wales produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). I would like to thank your team for its positive engagement throughout the review. This review complements our review of the quality of police recorded crime statistics for England […]

  7. Rob Kent-Smith to Peter Schofield: Increase in the number of people on Universal Credit

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Department for Work and Pensions

    Dear Sir Peter We have received a number of complaints relating to a press release published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 13 March entitled ‘Almost two million people on Universal Credit not supported to look for work’. The original version of the press release stated that: “The number [of people on […]

  8. Ed Humpherson to Abbie Self: Review of the quality of criminal court statistics for England and Wales

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Ministry of Justice

    Dear Abbie We have now completed our review of the quality of the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) criminal court statistics for England and Wales. I am grateful for the positive contribution and engagement from your team in MoJ and your colleagues in HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) throughout the review. We undertook our review […]

  9. Scott Heald to Ed Humpherson: 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Publication Pause

    Sent from: Public Health Scotland

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Publication Pause I have taken the decision to pause data collection and production of the PHS quarterly statistics publication on adherence to the NHS Scotland 18-week referral to treatment (RTT) standard. This will enable us to divert resource to developing statistics about NHS performance around activity for eight […]

  10. Ed Humpherson to Scott Heald: Re: 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Publication Pause

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Public Health Scotland

    Dear Scott Thank you for your letter formally outlining the intention to pause the data collection and production of the Public Health Scotland’s quarterly official statistics publication on adherence to the NHS Scotland 18-week referral to treatment (RTT) standard after the next scheduled publication on 18th March 2025. I understand that this decision has been […]