Dear Ed, Thank you for your letter of 27th September. You will be aware of our intentions to improve the information available in relation to those with a No Recourse to Public Funds condition from the regular conversations we have had with the OSR on this topic. However, I thought it might be helpful to […]
Dear Mark Use of data on specialist care As you are already aware, we have been looking into use of unpublished data quoted in The Times on 4 December, stating “more than 90 per cent of Covid sufferers requiring the most specialist care are unvaccinated”. Thank you for liaising with us and for your prompt action in response. NHSE&I has now published additional […]
Dear Matthew Confirmation of National Statistics designation for Statistics on General Pharmaceutical Services in England We have reviewed the actions that your team has taken to address the requirements in Assessment Report number 359: Statistics on General Pharmaceutical Services in England. I would like to commend you and your team’s engagement with us during the assessment, demonstrating your commitment to improving the statistics for the […]
Dear John Knife-Enabled Crime Statistics for England and Wales As you are aware, we recently completed our compliance check of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Home Office’s knife-enabled crime statistics for England and Wales against the Code of Practice for Statistics. These are published in ONS’s Crime in England and Wales statistical bulletin. Our review focused on the new methodology developed by Home Office analysts to improve the way that knife crime is categorised. Knife and sharp instrument offences […]
Dear Siobhan Designation of Pay in the Northern Ireland Civil Service Statistics as National Statistics Thank you for inviting us to assess the Pay in the Northern Ireland Civil Service Statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. We have today published our Assessment Report and judge that these statistics should be designated as National Statistics. We found that the statistics provide valuable insight into the distribution and […]
Dear Ed, Thank you for your letter in response to our recent publication and tweet on Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status. Our respective team discussions on this matter have been open and constructive and I appreciate the recognition of my team’s commitment to addressing concerns and continual improvement. As you note in your letter, […]
Dear Jo, GRading and Admissions Dataset for England (GRADE) I am writing to you to congratulate Ofqual, and the other organisations involved, on making the GRading and Admissions Dataset for England (GRADE) available to support research on the education, assessment and admissions systems. Making data available from 2017, 2018 and 2019, alongside data from 2020, shows commitment to transparency in relation to the awarding of grades in 2020, and willingness […]
Dear Amanda, GRading and Admissions Dataset for England (GRADE) I am writing to thank you for the leadership that you and Ofsted staff provided to make the GRading and Admissions Dataset for England (GRADE) available to support research on the education, assessment and admissions systems. I understand that the GRADE project was instigated during your time as Chair of the Ofqual Recovery Committee and that you seconded staff from Ofsted to provide support and […]
Dear Ed, Re: Transparency of data related to the levelling up Fund (LUF) With regard to your letter dated 6th August 2021 I am writing to let you know that we have now published the ‘Levelling Up Fund prioritisation of places model’, which shows all the steps that were taken when using data to assign […]
Dear Sandra, Transparency of data related to the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Thank you for your letter on 4 November 2021 about the transparency of data related to the LUF highlighting that you have now published the ‘Levelling Up Fund prioritisation of places model’, available via the Levelling Up Fund: additional documents page. The methodology […]