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 […]
Dear Sir Ian Assessment of Business Demography Statistics We have completed our assessment of ONS’s business demography statistics. I am grateful for the positive contribution from you and your team throughout the assessment. Our report suggests that a range of improvements is needed for these statistics to fully meet National Statistics standards. We will formally […]
Dear Ed, Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill I am writing to bring to your attention a recent exchange of letters between the RSS and the Scottish Government. As you will be aware, the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee have recently introduced a Bill to reform current practice in Scotland on […]
Dear Stephen Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill Thank you for your letter of 9 October 2020 regarding the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill. As you may have seen in my evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee, I regard official statistics as a public asset that should be equally available to all. My letter to the […]
Dear Sean Statistics from the Survey of Personal Incomes I am writing to you following our review of the HMRC’s Statistics from the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI). We reviewed the statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics pillars of trustworthiness, quality and value. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you […]
Dear Mr Brodie Official Statistics: National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports I am writing about delays to the release of statistics published by Public Health England (PHE). Most recently, on 8 October the National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports, which are classified as official statistics, were delayed from 2pm until 5pm. PHE make use of […]
Dear Roger Scottish House Condition Survey Statistics As you are aware, we recently completed our review of the compliance of the Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. I am pleased to confirm that these statistics should continue to be designated as National Statistics. We initiated this review following […]
Dear Siobhan Northern Ireland Tourism Statistics Thank you for your letter of 29 September 2020 regarding Northern Ireland tourism statistics. I welcome the publication of your 2019 Northern Ireland Annual Tourism National Statistics later this month, following the suspension of this output earlier in the year due to the data from the Household Travel Survey […]
Dear Ed This note follows on from our correspondence in April regarding the temporary suspension of the Northern Ireland Tourism Statistics. As you may recall, the suspension was due to the unavailability of the Central Statistics Office’s (CSO’s) Household Travel Survey data which provides an estimate of overnight trips to NI by visitors from the […]
Dear Daniel Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 As you are aware, we recently reviewed Home Office (HO) statistics on the Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 against the Code of Practice for Statistics. Following a constructive conversation with the team responsible for producing these statistics, I am pleased […]