Dear Professor Whitty Transparency of data related to COVID-19 Thank you for taking the time to speak to Sir David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority yesterday. I am writing to draw your attention to the statement published today by the Office for Statistics Regulation on communicating data during the pandemic. Our aim is […]
Dear Stephanie Transparency of data related to COVID-19 I am writing to draw your attention to the statement and blog published today by the Office for Statistics Regulation on communicating data during the pandemic. Our aim is to uphold public confidence in statistics that serve the public good. During the pandemic there have been high […]
Dear Sir Patrick Transparency of data related to COVID-19 Thank you for taking the time to speak to Sir David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority yesterday. I am writing to draw your attention to the statement and blog published today by the Office for Statistics Regulation on communicating data during the pandemic. Our […]
Dear Roger Transparency of data related to COVID-19 I am writing to draw your attention to the statement and blog published today by the Office for Statistics Regulation on communicating data during the pandemic. Our aim is to uphold public confidence in statistics that serve the public good. During the pandemic there have been high […]
Dear Michael Assessment of Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA): England statistics Thank you for inviting us to assess the NHS Business Service Authority’s Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA): England statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. We have completed the assessment and have today published our Assessment Report covering these statistics. I am grateful for the […]
Dear Paul Guidance on the sex question in the forthcoming Census for Scotland I know how much emphasis you put on stakeholder engagement. In general, National Records of Scotland (NRS) seeks to engage with a wide range of users of its data and key stakeholders on its statistical developments and outputs, including on Scotland’s Census. […]
Dear Lyndsey Assessment of estimates of station usage as National Statistics Thank you for inviting us to assess estimates of station usage against the Code of Practice for Statistics. We have today published our Assessment Report and judge that estimates of station usage should be designated as National Statistics once we have confirmed that the […]
Dear Peter Assessment of the NI Personal Independence Payment experimental statistics as National Statistics Thank you for your letter of 2 November requesting an assessment of the Northern Ireland (NI) Personal Independence Payment statistics, produced by the Department for Communities. I welcome your endeavours to publicly demonstrate the compliance of these statistics with the Code […]
REQUESTING ASSESSMENT OF THE NI PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT EXPERIMENTAL STATISTICS AS NATIONAL STATISTICS. Dear Mr Humpherson, I am writing as Senior Statistician in the Department for Communities on behalf of and with the approval of the Minister for the Department. In accordance with Section 12(1) of the Statistics and Registration Act 2007, I would be grateful if […]
Dear Ole Thank you to your team for engaging with us as we discussed the findings of our recent review of ONS’s internet-related statistics, published in two streams as: Internet access – households and individuals, Great Britain and Internet Users, UK. We recognise the importance of having high quality statistics about internet access and use […]