Office for Statistics Regulation

  1. Robert Kent-Smith to Liz McKeown and Alex Lambert: labour force survey transformation

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Liz and Alex  Today, we have published an update report about how ONS is improving the Labour Force Survey and progressing its transformation. This current report reflects on ONS’s progress so far and brings together feedback shared by users in autumn 2025 and spring 2026.   ONS has fully met four of the twelve recommendations from our 2025 update report, and has partially met the remaining eight, as detailed in […]

  2. Mary Gregory to Ed Humpherson: Update to ONS’s Long-term international migration estimates

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed, I am writing to you with an update on how we have developed long-term international migration estimates since the last OSR progress report in December 2023. There has been considerable improvement to the output, and this work is continuing. Our International migration research, progress update, published today, provides an update on the research underway that will […]

  3. Rob Kent-Smith to Andrea Prophet: Compliance review of abortion statistics for England and Wales  

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Department for Health and Social Care

    Dear Andrea,  We have completed a compliance review of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s abortion statistics for England and Wales against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics. The review considered whether these statistics continue to meet the standards of Trustworthiness, Quality and Value and should retain their accredited official statistics status.   Based on the findings of the review, we conclude that […]

  4. Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Stephanie Howarth: Estimates of additional housing need

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Welsh Government

    Dear Stephanie We have completed our review of Welsh Government’s Estimates of additional housing need. These statistics are currently published as official statistics. Our findings are summarised in a separate report. During our review we found the presentation of the estimates to be of a high standard. We commend the team for its leadership in […]

  5. Ed Humpherson to Sioned Cardew-Richardson: Assessment of statistics on higher education, further education, apprenticeships and adult community learning in Wales

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Medr

    Dear Sioned, We have completed our assessment of the statistics on higher education, further education, apprenticeships and adult community learning, produced by Medr: Students in higher education Welsh language in higher education Further education, work-based learning and community learning Learner outcome measures for apprenticeships and adult community learning Consistent performance measures for post-16 learning: Achievement […]

  6. Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Jessie Evans: Compliance review of statistics from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    Dear Jessie, Compliance review of statistics from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey We have completed a compliance review of the Cyber Security Breaches Survey statistics produced in partnership by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Home Office against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics. These statistics are currently produced as […]

  7. Steve Ellerd-Elliott to Ed Humpherson: family resources survey statistics

    Sent from: Department for Work and Pensions

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Ed,  Family Resources Survey transformation I am writing to update you on the Family Resources Survey (FRS) transformation and the forthcoming FRS-based poverty and income statistics due for publication on 26 March 2026. I also note the letters from the Chief Statisticians in Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland requesting that their related publications be reclassified from Accredited Official Statistics to Official Statistics in Development.  […]

  8. Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: family resources survey statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Department for Work and Pensions

    Dear Steve  Family resources survey transformation and poverty and income statistics Thank you for your detailed letter updating the progress of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) transformation programme and the forthcoming FRS-based poverty and income statistical releases due for publication on 26 March 2026.   I note your professional view that the three releases listed below remain suitable for publication as accredited official […]

  9. Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Chris Roebuck: Compliance review of NHS England’s Referral to Treatment (RTT) statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: NHS England

    Dear Chris, Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Chris Roebuck: Compliance review of NHS England’s Referral to Treatment (RTT) statistics We have completed a compliance review of NHS England’s Referral to Treatment (RTT) statistics against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics. The review considered whether these accredited official statistics continue to meet the standards of […]

  10. Liz McKeown and Sarah Henry to Rob Kent-Smith: Review of ONS’s Treatment of Seasonality in Quarterly GDP statistics

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Rob, Thank you for your letter of 17th March outlining the findings and recommendations of your recent ‘Review of ONS’s Treatment of Seasonality in quarterly GDP’ and for your team’s engagement with ours throughout the review period. We welcome the review’s conclusion that ‘ONS has followed internationally recognised best practice in its approach to […]