Dear Emma ONS International Migration Statistics Transformation International migration statistics are vital in aiding our understanding of society. They are a key component of population statistics as well as an area of high public and policy interest. We acknowledge that measuring migration accurately and providing estimates for users in a timely manner is incredibly challenging. […]
Dear Mr Humpherson The ONS has released the final report on its investigation of the quality of the 2021 census’s gender-identity data together with a statement saying it has “confidence in the gender identity estimates at national level”. The report offers the following conclusions in support of this. On collecting and processing the data: “This […]
Dear Maya ONS research into 2021 England and Wales Census data on Gender Identity Thank you for your letter regarding the research on the quality of gender identity data collected in the 2021 England and Wales Census published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and for setting out your views of this research. As […]
Dear Ian Assessment of statistics from the People and Nature Survey for England Following our assessment of statistics from the People and Nature Survey for England produced by Natural England, we set out four requirements that we judged that you needed to meet in order for these statistics to become accredited official statistics. Accredited official […]
Dear Ed Thank you for your letter. We welcome your finding that our approach to revisions is appropriate and well managed and agree with your conclusion that the more extreme criticisms that ONS received were misplaced. As you note, there are already a number of good features of ONS’s approach to revisions. We are always […]
Dear Mike Revisions of estimates of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Following our letter in September 2023, announcing our review of the preparation and release of revisions to GDP estimates, we have today published a report setting out our findings. Timely estimates of GDP and its growth are vital indicators for users, including HM Treasury, the Bank […]
Dear Alastair Assessment of Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels Statistics We have completed our assessment of the Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels statistics produced by Scottish Government. I am grateful for the positive engagement from your team throughout the assessment process. The Achievement of CfE Levels statistics provide information on the proportion […]
Dear Stephanie, Improving transparency of Welsh Government’s 20-mph speed limit data I am writing today to outline my concerns with the transparency of sources supporting claims on the implementation of the Welsh Government’s 20 mph speed limit, particularly in a promotional leaflet sent to households in Wales. While the claims in the promotional material cited […]
Dear Alex, Darren Review of experimental Labour Market Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Following our letter last month announcing our review of the latest published Labour Market statistics using alternative data sources to the LFS, we have today published a report setting out our findings. Data from the Labour Force Survey […]
Dear Jonathan Request for assessment of Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics Thank you for your letter of 23 October requesting an assessment of the Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics. I welcome your endeavours to seek feedback on these statistics and to publicly demonstrate your compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics. I am pleased […]