Dear Darren Assessment of Annual Business Survey Statistics We have today published the assessment report of the Annual Business Survey (ABS) against the Code of Practice for Statistics. Our report found that the significant time delay on the publication of ABS data means that the data are not always used to measure the ongoing impacts […]
Dear Jonathan, Stephen and Sandra Review of Household projections for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland I am writing to highlight findings from our recent compliance checks of household estimates and projections for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The findings from these reviews offer insights which can also support production and use of household projections for England, including covering some of the themes highlighted in our recent review of population statistics produced by ONS. A key finding from our […]
Dear all Household estimates and projections for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland I am writing to you following our recent compliance check against the Code of Practice for Statistics of the household estimates and projections published by the Welsh Government, National Records of Scotland (NRS), and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). As part […]
Dear Lucy, Rapid Review of Monthly Adult Social Care statistics for England As you are aware, we recently undertook a review of the Monthly Adult Social Care statistics for England, published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). This letter summarises our findings and outlines our recommendations for further improvement to enhance compliance […]
Dear Sir Andrew Response to OSR’s review of population estimates and projections Thank you for your correspondence of 28 July 2021 concerning the response to our review of the population projections and population estimates produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). As you are aware, ONS published its response to our review on 29 July which took the form of a letter, blog and a more […]
Dear Jonathan ONS response to OSR’s review of population estimates and projections Many thanks for providing a response to the Office for Statistics Regulation’s May 2021 review of Population Estimates and Projections produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The package of outputs, including the detailed article and blog, demonstrate your commitment to building upon our findings to improve the public value of […]
Dear Liz UK natural capital accounts As you are aware, we recently reviewed the Office for National Statistics (ONS) UK natural capital accounts against the Code of Practice for Statistics. Since ONS started to develop these statistics in 2011, and incorporated them into the UK Environmental Accounts last year, there has been a renewed interest […]
Dear Sandra Transparency of data related to the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Thank you to you and your team for taking the time to talk to OSR. It is clear that considerable work has gone into the analysis underpinning the Levelling up Fund: prospectus. It was positive to see the additional documents including methodology published […]
Dear Lucy Review of NHS Test and Trace (England) and NHS COVID-19 app statistics As you are aware, we recently undertook a review of the NHS Test and Trace (England) statistics and NHS COVID-19 app statistics published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). A summary of our findings and recommendations is provided […]
Dear Richard Hate crime statistics Thank you for raising your concerns about the hate crime official statistics for England and Wales. You asked us to investigate the quality of the police recorded crime data and the Crime Survey for England and Wales estimates, and to consider the recommendations in your recent Civitas report, How hate […]