Dear Sean Geographical disaggregation of Eat Out to Help Out data I am writing to you with regards to statistics you released last month on the UK government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme. We welcome the publication of these statistics. Thank you for confirming that delay to the publication was for reasons related to […]
Dear Sir Andrew Thank you for your letter of 13 November 2020 regarding the population projections and mid-year population estimates for Coventry. We note that you have concerns around housing allocations resulting in the unnecessary loss of countryside within and around Coventry, which are based on decisions that you feel are mis-informed due to perceived […]
Dear Sir David and Mr Humpherson CPRE Warwickshire 41a Smith St Warwick, CV34 4JA 13 November 2020 Re: POPULATION PROJECTIONS AND MID-YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR COVENTRY We are writing to lodge a complaint against the Office for National Statistics for its handling of population figures and projections for Coventry. We believe that both the mid-year […]
Dear Mary and Kevin Thank you for raising your concerns about the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) ad hoc analysis of the number of school workers, key workers and other professions in England who had COVID-19, which was included in the 6 November Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey bulletin, and the teacher attendance statistics produced by […]
Dear Mr Humpherson Re: Reported breach of the Code of Practice by ONS in the Coronavirus Infection Study: 6th November We have seen that Dr Sarah Rasmussen has reported a breach of the Code of Practice of Statistics to you on Saturday 21st November. We share her concerns about the ad hoc section, “Analysis of […]
To: Producers of health-related statistics across the UK Statistics to monitor the UK’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Following the pleasing announcement of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, we anticipate that statistics on the rollout of the vaccination programme will soon need to be developed. We expect statisticians in your organisations to play a key role in […]
Dear Lyndsey Confirmation of National Statistics designation for estimates of station usage We have reviewed the actions that your team has taken to address the requirements in Assessment Report number 352: Estimates of Station Usage. I would like to commend you and your team’s engagement with us during the assessment, demonstrating your commitment to improving […]
Dear Sarah ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey ad hoc analysis Thank you for raising your concerns about the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) ad hoc analysis of the number of school workers, key workers and other professions in England who had COVID-19, which was included in the 6 November Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey bulletin. It is […]
Dear Daniel Assessment of the Police Funding statistics for England and Wales as National Statistics Thank you for your letter of 24 November requesting the assessment of the Police Funding statistics for England and Wales, produced by the Home Office. I welcome your endeavours to publicly demonstrate the compliance of these statistics with the Code of Practice for Statistics. […]
Dear Ed, I am writing as the Chief Statistician at the Home Office. In accordance with Section 12(1) of the Statistics and Registration Act 2007, I would be grateful if your Assessment Team can assess the following publication against the Code of Practice for Statistics for National Statistics designation: Police Funding for England and Wales […]