Dear OSR, I would be grateful if you could investigate my concerns below in regard to the lack of published official data on Universal Credit (UC) deductions by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). I feel that information on the number of claimants with deductions and the amount of these deductions is important for […]
Dear Jane and Rob ONS Foreign Direct Investment Statistics and DIT Inward Investment Statistics I am writing to you following our recent review of ONS’s statistics on UK foreign direct investment (FDI) and DIT’s statistics on UK inward investment. This review follows up on recommendations made in our 2018 compliance check of ONS’s FDI statistics and those by […]
Dear Lucy Weekly statistics for rapid asymptomatic testing in England As you are aware, we recently undertook a rapid review of the weekly statistics for rapid asymptomatic testing. All data around COVID-19 are of high public and media interest. Multiple sources of data and differences in these can impact on trust in the data. This […]
Dear Mark Review of statistics on COVID-19 vaccinations published by NHS England In January 2021, I wrote to statistics producers in all administrations of the UK, commending the speed of work on obtaining initial vaccination statistics and asking for more detailed data. There is significant public interest in data on the vaccination programme and I […]
Dear Sheila Transparency around asymptomatic testing in secondary schools Thank you very much for your correspondence to the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority outlining your concerns about the lack of transparency around asymptomatic testing in secondary schools in England. We are taking this matter very seriously. We have reviewed the published evidence, guidance and […]
Dear Ed, Thank you very much for your team’s work reviewing our progress on the Covid-19 Infection Survey. We’re taking forward the actions in your review alongside listening to feedback from users of these statistics. We are committed to high standards of transparency and have today published our arrangements on the ONS website setting out […]
Dear Mr Richards, Average Weekly Earnings Flaw October to December 2020 from ONS Thank you for your letter expressing concerns about the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) statistics published on 23 February 2021 and linking to your blog. Your blog, and the questions it raises, is a very timely reminder of […]
Dear Jonathan Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Data As you are aware, we recently completed our review of the experimental Higher Education Graduate Outcomes data against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The experimental Graduate Outcomes data replace the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) Destination of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) and aim to provide users […]
Dear Iain COVID-19 Infection Survey Statistics As you are aware, we recently undertook a review of statistics from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey. A summary of our review, findings and recommendations is provided below, and set out in more detail in the annex to this letter. Background In May 2020 we carried out a rapid […]
Dear Ed Thank you for your letter of 5 March about the use of unpublished statistics in a Cabinet Office news release; apologies for the delay. We have today published an information note that provides context and further detail about the issues set out in the news release. And colleagues in the Border and Protocol […]