Dear Roger OSR Review of the Public Value of Devolved Public Finance statistics OSR recently concluded a review of the public value of public finance statistics for the devolved administrations (DAs) and the regions. The complexity of new fiscal frameworks and the associated need to make public finance statistics for the DAs and the regions […]
Dear Tom As you are aware, the Office for Statistics Regulation was contacted about the use of HMRC statistics on Scottish Income tax receipts in 2017-18 in an article by Liz Truss MP, in the Scottish Daily Mail on 19 July. This article followed the publication of income tax reconciliations for Scotland, which were published […]
Ed Humpherson writes to Marion Bain on OSR’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the creation of the new National Public Health Body ‘Public Health Scotland’
Dear Roger STATISTICS FROM THE SCOTTISH JUNE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS As you are aware, we recently completed a compliance check of Scottish Government’s statistics from the Scottish June Agricultural Census. I am pleased to confirm the continued designation of these statistics as National Statistics, subject to your team addressing the areas highlighted below. Our Agriculture and […]
Dear Roger SCOTTISH HOMELESSNESS STATISTICS As you are aware we recently completed our checks of compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics for two of Scottish Government’s sets of housing statistics: Homelessness in Scotland – currently published as National Statistics annually, with a supporting bi-annual update; and Housing Options (PREVENT1) Statistics in Scotland (PREVENT1) […]
Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, to Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician and Data Officer, Scottish Government Dear Roger, Scottish Government Press Release on Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio Statistics (13 November 2018) Thank you for your letter of 29 November in response to our concerns about the Ministerial Statement issued on 13 […]
Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician and Data Officer, Scottish Government, to Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation Dear Ed, Thanks to Catherine for contacting me on 19th November in relation to a complaint about the November 13th release of the ISD publication Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMR). I have discussed this with […]
Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation to Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician & Head of Performance , Scottish Government Dear Roger, Over the last 18 months, the Office for Statistics Regulation has investigated a series of issues raised in England, Wales and Scotland about statistics on accident and emergency (A&E) performance. These investigations […]
Dear Roger Assessment of Statistics from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey The Office for Statistics Regulation has completed its assessment of the statistics from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey against the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. During the course of this Assessment your team has shown enthusiasm and commitment to making improvements […]