Dear Ed, I am writing to inform you that we have now published the Welsh Government’s response to our recent consultation on proposed changes to our statistical outputs. The consultation, which ran for 12 weeks from 19 November 2025 to 11 February 2026, sought views on a range of proposals aimed at ensuring our statistics […]
Dear Stephanie, Outcome from the consultation on proposed changes to Welsh Government statistical outputs Thank you for your letter informing us that Welsh Government has published its response to the recent consultation on proposed changes to its statistical outputs. We welcome the open and transparent approach Welsh Government has taken in consulting on these proposals […]
Dear Stephanie We have recently completed a compliance review of Welsh Government’s Labour Market Overview. This statistical bulletin is currently published as Official Statistics. Our review looked at how effectively the Labour Market Overview communicates quality and uncertainty, and how clearly it supports appropriate use of different data sources. Overall, the bulletin communicates these aspects […]
Dear Julie James MS Thank you for your letter of 26 March, which responds to my previous letter, on the use of statistics to monitor progress against the Welsh Government’s target of creating 100,000 apprenticeships in this Senedd term. In this case, the relevant official statistics and management information on apprenticeships are produced by Medr. Your letter explains that recent public statements […]
Dear Stephanie We have completed our review of Welsh Government’s Estimates of additional housing need. These statistics are currently published as official statistics. Our findings are summarised in a separate report. During our review we found the presentation of the estimates to be of a high standard. We commend the team for its leadership in […]
Dear Stephanie, Thank you for your letter of 9th March outlining the context around the methodological developments to the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and their implications for your forthcoming report on Relative Income Poverty for Wales. Given the scale and phased nature of the transformation programme, and the sensitivities you highlight for the Welsh estimates, […]
Dear Ed, I am writing to request the reclassification from Accredited Official Statistics to Official Statistics in Development of the Welsh Government Relative income poverty report due for release 26 March 2026. The data that underpin this output is derived from the Family Resources Survey (FRS), carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), with a funding contribution from Welsh Government. DWP […]
Dear Eluned Morgan MS, As Interim Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, which oversees the Office for Statistics Regulation, I am writing to you regarding the use of apprenticeships statistics in a press release on 9 February 2026 titled “Over 100,000 apprenticeships delivered in Wales this Senedd term” and in the Senedd during First Ministers questions […]
Dear Stephanie Referral to treatment (RTT) waiting time statistics for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Thank you for your letter updating us on the actions you have taken to restore reporting of referral to treatment (RTT) waiting list statistics following issues with data from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). Following the external investigation carried […]
Dear Ed, I previously wrote to you regarding the suspension of publication of Wales level referral to treatment (RTT) waiting list statistics following issues with data from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). Today I am writing to update you on the actions we have taken to restore reporting of these high profile statistics. Throughout […]