Dear Chris, Measures to support transparency Thank you for taking the time to talk to us about our concerns regarding use of unpublished data related to Omicron in public statements. It was good to hear about the work that analysts in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and other health bodies are doing […]
Dear Steph, Vaccination status of COVID-19 patients in critical care beds in Wales As you are already aware, we have been looking into the use of unpublished data quoted by the First Minister in a press conference on 7 January 2022. In this press conference the First Minister said: “There are now around 40 people […]
Dear Paul Assessment of the police officer uplift statistics as National Statistics Thank you for your letter of 17 January requesting an assessment of the police officer uplift statistics, produced by Home Office. I welcome your endeavours to publicly demonstrate the compliance of these statistics with the Code of Practice for Statistics. I am pleased to confirm that my team […]
Dear Ed, Requesting assessment of the police officer uplift statistics as National Statistics I am writing as the Head of Police and Fire Analysis (PFA) at the Home Office. In accordance with Section 12(1) of the Statistics and Registration Act 2007, I would be grateful if your Assessment Team can assess the following publication against […]
Dear Roger Scottish Household Survey Thank you for engaging with us regarding the results from the 2020 Scottish Household Survey (SHS) telephone survey. As with many statistical surveys over recent years, operations have had to move from face-to-face interviews to an alternative means of collection given the COVID-19 pandemic. Given this change and its impact […]
Dear Ed Scottish Household Survey I am writing to inform you of our intention to publish the results from the 2020 Scottish Household Survey (SHS) telephone survey as experimental statistics. The SHS is an annual survey carried out since 1999. It uses face-to-face, in-home interviewing. In March 2020, fieldwork was suspended in response to the […]
Dear Andrew Income estimates for small areas in England and Wales We recently completed our compliance check of the Income Estimates for Small Areas statistics for England and Wales against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The statistics have a wide range of users and uses, including supporting local government bodies in service planning and delivery, and supporting research […]
Dear Ed, I wrote to you on the 15th December in response to your letter of 27th September on our work in regard to No Recourse to Public Funds. I am now able to provide you with an update including the latest change of condition statistics and this letter now supersedes that one. The Home […]
Dear Ed, Thank you for your letter dated 16th December 2021, which set out the outcome of your recent assessment of NISRA’s Broad Economy Sales & Export Statistics. I wanted at the outset to put on record our appreciation for all of the work that you and your team at the Office for Statistics Regulation […]
Dear Ed, Temporary suspension of National Statistics designation for learning disability statistics Scotland I am writing to ask you to consider a temporary suspension of the National Statistics badging for the Learning Disability Statistics Scotland publication. Over the past three years, the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) and Public Health Scotland (PHS) […]