Dear Paul OSR Publishes Assessment Reports for 2021 Censuses I am writing today as we have published our phase 2 assessment reports for the 2021 Census in England and Wales and the 2021 Census in Northern Ireland. Some of our requirements for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Northern Ireland Research and Statistics Agency (NISRA) are relevant for […]
Dear Scott, Chronic pain waiting time statistics in Scotland As you are aware, we have been looking into concerns raised with us about chronic pain waiting time statistics in Scotland. The current statistics are for first appointments, there are no data on patients returning for treatment. Thank you for your ongoing engagement with us on this topic. In September […]
Dear Steph Regional Economic and Labour Market Profiles for Wales We recently completed our compliance check of the Regional Economic and Labour Market Profiles against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The profiles bring together data on Welsh economic regions in one bulletin to enable comparisons to be made more easily. The team told us […]
Dear Mark COVID-19 Hospital Activity I am writing to commend you and your team on the improvement to the data on COVID-19 hospital activity that you have developed and published in response to user needs. In November 2020, we published an article about the data available on hospital capacity and occupancy during the pandemic. We asked for more granular data covering a wider range […]
Dear Scott, Test and Protect statistics As you are aware, my team has been looking into concerns about the treatment of “failed” (or “incomplete”) cases in the Test and Protect statistics set out in the weekly COVID-19 Statistical Report, published by Public Health Scotland (PHS). Scottish ministers use the statistics from the COVID-19 report to […]
Dear Jenny, COVID-19 vaccine surveillance statistics Thank you for the constructive meeting on Thursday 28 October to discuss the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) COVID-19 vaccine surveillance statistics. We focused on the risk that the data presented on rates of positive cases for those who are vaccinated and those who are unvaccinated have the potential […]
Dear Roger Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistics As you are aware, we recently completed our compliance check of the Scottish Government’s Criminal Proceedings in Scotland statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. I am pleased to confirm that these statistics should continue to be designated as National Statistics. Crime and justice continue to form a significant part of the public discourse in Scotland, and it is important […]
Dear Lyndsey I am writing to you following our recent review of ORR’s Disabled Persons Railcard and Passenger Assistance statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. We have undertaken these compliance checks as part of our wider review of statistics about the Accessibility of Transport Networks. We appreciate your teams’ positive and effective engagement with us during the process and […]
Dear Paul Confirmation of National Statistics Designation for Personal Independence Payment Statistics for Northern Ireland produced by the Department for Communities We have reviewed the actions that your team has taken to address the requirements in Assessment Report number 355: Personal Independence Payment Statistics for Northern Ireland. On behalf of the Board of the UK […]
Dear Helen Statistics from the Adult Inpatient Survey in England As you are aware, we recently completed our compliance check of statistics from the Adult Inpatient Survey published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), against the Code of Practice for Statistics. Following the decision to switch to a mixed-mode method for collecting data for the […]