Office for Statistics Regulation

  1. Ed Humpherson to Baroness Dido Harding: Reasons for getting a COVID-19 test: Survey of regional and local testing sites

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: National Institute for Health Protection

    Dear Dido Reasons for getting a COVID-19 test: Survey of regional and local testing sites I am writing to welcome the publication yesterday of the Covid-19 survey of regional and local testing sites. The survey is available at the following website location: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survey-reasons-for-getting-a-coronavirus-covid-19-test/reasons-for-getting-a-covid-19-test-survey-of-regional-and-local-testing-sites-between-1-and-4-september Publication of this information, following discussion with the Office for Statistics Regulation, […]

  2. Ed Humpherson to Iain Bell: Compliance check of ONS Overseas Travel and Tourism statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office for National Statistics

    Dear Iain Compliance check of ONS Overseas Travel and Tourism statistics I am writing about the compliance check of ONS Overseas Travel and Tourism statistics which we carried out last year. Our review focused on two issues: the sample size of the survey used to calculate the statistics and how the tourism team engaged with […]

  3. Ed Humpherson to Eugene Mooney: COVID-19 Infection Survey Results Publication Time

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

    Dear Eugene, COVID-19 Infection Survey Results Publication Time Earlier in the year we granted ONS an exemption from the Code of Practice for Statistics’ standard publication time of 9.30am to permit a later release time of noon each Friday for statistics from the COVID-19 infection survey. I am happy to confirm that the same exemption […]

  4. Ed Humpherson to Stephanie Howarth: COVID-19 Infection Survey Results Publication Time

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Welsh Government

    Dear Stephanie, COVID-19 Infection Survey Results Publication Time Earlier in the year we granted ONS an exemption from the Code of Practice for Statistics’ standard publication time of 9.30am to permit a later release time of noon each Friday for statistics from the COVID-19 infection survey. I am happy to confirm that the same exemption […]

  5. Ed Humpherson to Probation Board for Northern Ireland

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Probation Board for Northern Ireland

    Dear Lead Official for Statistics,  Exemption from practice T3.7 for all the Probation Board for Northern Ireland’s statistical releases for security reasons  Thank you for contacting my team about exempting the Probation Board for Northern Ireland  from practice T3.7 of the Code of Practice of Statistics, which requires the name and contact details of the lead statistician to be included in published statistics. I […]

  6. Ed Humpherson to Office of the Police Ombudsman NI

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Office of the Police Ombudsman NI

     Dear Senior Statistician,   Exemption from practice T3.7 for all Office of the Police Ombudsman Northern Ireland statistical releases for security reasons   Thank you for contacting my team about exempting the Office of the Police Ombudsman NI from practice T3.7 of the Code of Practice of Statistics, which requires the name and contact details of the lead statistician to be included in published statistics. I am […]

  7. Ed Humpherson to Stephen Balchin: Publication of ad hoc statistics

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Department of Health and Social Care

    Dear Stephen Publication of ad hoc statistics On 16 September you published information on the Distance travelled for a coronavirus (COVID-19) test in England: 1 September to 14 September 2020. This information had previously been referred to publicly by the Department without being published. It is really positive that these data are now published – […]

  8. Ed Humpherson to Fiona Robertson: OSR review of approach to developing statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Scottish Qualifications Authority

    Dear Fiona, OSR review of approach to developing statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results As you are aware the Office for Statistics Regulation is undertaking a review focused on the process of developing the statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results. I am writing to update you on the scope of our review and our […]

  9. Ed Humpherson to Roger Taylor: OSR review of approach to developing statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: OfQual

    Dear Roger, OSR review of approach to developing statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results As you are aware the Office for Statistics Regulation is undertaking a review focused on the process of developing the statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results. I am writing to update you on the scope of our review and our […]

  10. Ed Humpherson to Philip Blaker: OSR review of approach to developing statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Qualifications Wales

    Dear Philip, OSR review of approach to developing statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results As you are aware the Office for Statistics Regulation is undertaking a review focused on the process of developing the statistical models designed for awarding 2020 exam results. I am writing to update you on the scope of our review and our […]