Dear Roger RURAL SCOTLAND KEY FACTS STATISTICS We recently conducted a review of the compliance of Scottish Government’s Rural Scotland Key Facts statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. We are pleased to confirm that these statistics can continue to be designated as National Statistics, subject to your team addressing the recommendations highlighted below. […]
Dear Roger, Thank you for your letter of 26 March 2020. I am happy to confirm the exemption from the Code of Practice for Statistics to permit an earlier release time for the Scottish Government’s market sensitive publications Your decision is sensible and proportionate in the circumstances. Yours sincerely Ed Humpherson Director General for Regulation […]
Dear Ed Proposed temporary change to timing of key Scottish economic statistics You will be aware of developments at the ONS in respect of their plans to publish market sensitive statistics at 7.00 am. Historically the Scottish Government has co-ordinated the publication of our labour market statistics with the corresponding release from the ONS and, […]
Dear all STATISTICS ON THE LABOUR MARKET I am writing to you following our recent review of the key Labour Market statistical reports for the devolved nations against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The statistics published by the Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) that we reviewed are: […]
Dear Roger STATISTICS ON REPORTED ROAD CASUALTIES IN SCOTLAND As you are aware, we recently conducted a review of the Reported Road Casualties statistics produced by Transport Scotland against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The statistics have been considered as part of a wider review of the devolved nations’ road safety statistics, following our […]
Dear all Today, we have published the findings from our review of Adult Social Care statistics in Scotland. We have also submitted a summary of the report to the Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee’s social care inquiry. I would like to thank you and your colleagues for their valuable input to this review. Our […]
Mark Pont writes to representatives of NRS, NISRA, ONS and Welsh Government on subnational population projections, 28 January 2020.
Dear Ed OSR Review of the Public Value of Devolved Public Finance statistics Many thanks for sharing the recommendations and outcomes of your review of the public value of devolved public finance statistics. As you know there is considerable interest in these statistics in Scotland. Our own GERS publication receives a lot of media interest […]
Mark Pont writes to Roger Halliday on Recorded Crime in Scotland statistics, 3 December 2019.
Mark Pont writes to Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician, Scottish Government, confirming the continued National Statistics designation for Scottish Housing statistics.