Dear Andy, Review of the quality of police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales Today we published our review of the quality of police recorded crime statistics for England and Wales, produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). I would like to thank you and your team for your positive engagement and openness […]
Dear Alastair Compliance Check of the Scottish Health Survey Statistics We recently carried out a compliance check of the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. These statistics were designated as National Statistics in 2010, and we are pleased to confirm that they should continue to be accredited under the […]
Dear Liz Annual Business Survey Statistics: Confirmation of accredited official statistics status We have independently reviewed the actions that your team has taken to address the five requirements outlined in our assessment report that we judged must be met for the Annual Business Survey statistics to maintain their status as accredited official statistics. Accredited official […]
Dear Jonathan Assessment of the Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Data and Statistics We have completed our assessment of the Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Data and Statistics produced by Jisc, under the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) brand. I am grateful for the positive engagement from your team throughout the assessment process. Since their introduction in […]
Dear Phillip, Thank you for raising your concerns around statements made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, on the UK’s standing in the tech and life sectors, as well as economic growth. The Tech sector now sits with the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT), who informed us that the press […]
Dear Chris Request for assessment of NHS England Cancer Waiting Times statistics Thank you for your letter of 1 March requesting an assessment of NHS England’s Cancer Waiting Times statistics. We note the changes that you have made to these statistics in response to programme developments and user feedback. Given the high-profile nature of the statistics, I […]
Dear Ed Request for assessment of Cancer Wait Times statistics Following the introduction of the new NHS waiting times cancer standards from 01 October 2023, we have made a number of changes to our cancer wait times statistics. The changes to the cancer waiting times publication are given on the cancer waiting times statistics publication […]
Dear Catherine Request to re-start assessment of the NHS Scotland workforce statistics Thank you for your letter of 6 March requesting the assessment resumption of the NHS Scotland workforce statistics by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) during 2024/2025. We welcome the positive progress made by NES since the assessment was paused in 2022 and its […]
Dear Ed, Request to re-start assessment of the NHS Scotland workforce statistics We have asked your team in the Office for Statistics Regulation to consider including the assessment of the NHS Scotland workforce statistics by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in your 2024/2025 work programme. The assessment was previously paused in 2022 as NES were […]
Dear Alex, Liz Review of reintroduction of Labour Force Survey (LFS)-derived Labour Market Statistics (produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)) Following our letter last month announcing our review of the LFS-based Labour Market statistics, we have today published a report setting out our findings. We recognise the significant efforts that you and your […]