Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to complain about the statistics used in this briefing on hate crime. There are two problems. It is claimed: ‘In 2019/20, there were 105,090 hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales, excluding Greater Manchester police, an increase of 8 per cent compared with 2018/19 (97,446 offences).’ The problem […]
Dear Ed Review of Population Estimates and Projections Thank you for your review of ONS Population Estimates and Projections. I am grateful for the work of your team in reviewing our population statistics. As always, this was a thorough review and will help us to improve our statistics. I appreciate that you have recognised that […]
Dear Roger Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey Statistics As you are aware we recently completed our compliance check of your Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey (SVDLS) statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. Our review found a range of positive features that demonstrate the trustworthiness, quality, and value of the statistics: The […]
Dear Ed, Office of National Statistics’ Population and Household Projections for Coventry It is now quite apparent to us that despite your prompting, ONS have no intention of ‘working with us’ as envisioned by you in your personal letter to me of 10 May 2021, nor of complying with your request to ONS that they do this (your letter to ONS of […]
Dear Johanna Statistics informing quarantine requirements for arrivals to England I am writing to you about data to support the recent decision on quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated arrivals from France to England. On 16 July, Government announced that the quarantine requirements for France were changed “following the persistent presence of cases in France of […]
Dear Steve Confirmation of National Statistics Designation for Benefit Statistics produced by the Department for Work and Pensions We have reviewed the actions that your team has taken to address the requirements in Assessment Report number 354: Benefit Statistics. On behalf of the Board of the UK Statistics Authority, I am pleased to confirm the […]
Dear Matthew Assessment of General Pharmaceutical Services in England statistics Thank you for inviting us to assess the NHS Business Service Authority’s General Pharmaceutical Service in England statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. We have completed the assessment and have today published our Assessment Report. We judge that the GPhS statistics would be […]
Dear Tony MOD statistics on regional expenditure with UK industry and commerce and supported employment As you are aware, we recently completed our compliance check of the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Regional expenditure with UK industry and commerce and supported employment statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The recent spending review has intensified public interest in […]
Dear Daniel National Statistics designation for Police Funding for England and Wales statistics We have reviewed the actions that your team has taken to address the requirements in Assessment Report: Police Funding for England and Wales Statistics. I would like to commend you and your team’s engagement with us during the assessment, demonstrating your commitment […]
Dear Ed Assessment of the Living Costs and Food Survey Thank you for your assessment of the Living Costs and Food (LCF) Survey against the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. I am grateful for the work of your team in reviewing and identifying improvements to increase the quality and the public value of one […]