Dear Ed, As you know we have just published the indicative impacts of our usual annual update of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP). At the end of September we will incorporate these figures into the Quarterly National Accounts before issuing the new Blue Book in October. This is an important milestone as it will be […]
Dear Phil NISRA Outputs Consultation Thank you for setting out the financial pressures that NISRA is facing and outlining your plans to review NISRA’s statistical outputs in the light of those pressures. Value for money is an important consideration, and engaging with users to understand their evolving needs is an important element of providing that […]
Dear Ed, I’m writing to you as Director General for Regulation to update you on NISRA’s financial position and to inform you of our intention to consult users about changes to our statistical outputs. Our role As you are aware, NISRA is the primary source of statistics, analysis and research on the economy, society and […]
Dear Ian Assessment of statistics about butterflies, England and UK We have completed our assessment of statistics from the Butterflies in England and Butterflies in the United Kingdom publications produced by Defra. I am grateful for the positive contribution and engagement from your team throughout the assessment process. Our assessment found that the statistics are […]
Dear Ian Wild bird populations in England and the UK Thank you for inviting us to review your Wild bird populations in England and Wild bird populations in the UK statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics, alongside our review of Butterflies in England and Butterflies in the UK statistics. These are a valuable […]
Dear John Statistics on Sexual Offences in England and Wales We’ve reviewed sexual offences statistics which are currently published in the Sexual offences in England and Wales overview and the associated Sexual offences victim characteristics, England and Wales and Sexual offences prevalence and trends, England and Wales. We welcome that your team requested that we review […]
Dear Sian Official Development Assistance Statistics We recently completed our compliance check of FCDO’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. These are important statistics that measure aid flows by UK official agencies or their executive agencies (including but not limited to FCDO) to developing countries and multilateral organisations in […]
Dear Steph Homelessness accommodation and rough sleeping management information We recently completed our review of your Homelessness accommodation provision and rough sleeping monthly management information against the pillars of the Code of Practice for Statistics. We have shared our findings with your analysts and I appreciate their positive engagement during this process. This letter presents […]
Dear Philipp, Differences in online harassment by sex Thank you for contacting us with your concerns about the claim that “women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online”. As you pointed out, this statistic has been used several times in the House of Commons and House of Lords in discussions about […]
Dear Mike, Assessment of the Profitability of UK Companies and Gross Operating Surplus of private non-financial corporations statistics As part of our Spotlight on Quality: Assuring Confidence in Economic Statistics programme, we continue to develop the quality focused assessment framework. This follows the recent pilot assessment of your Producer Price Indices. We have selected the […]