Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you that I have become aware of the unscheduled release of an internal Home Office figure that appears similar to an upcoming official statistic from our Asylum Seeker Hotel Population Statistics series. Despite not being released publicly through formal channels, a figure for the number of asylum seekers […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]