When official statistics do not maintain the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and value expected by the Code of Practice for Statistics, we can remove their National Statistics status. In some cases National Statistics status will be temporarily suspended after a producer body approaches us when its statistics have temporarily fallen below expected standards – for example through error or during a change in methods. In other cases removal follows an assessment, which has resulted in a range of actions required to improve the statistics. Below are the occasions when National Statistics status has been removed from a set of official statistics, and where applicable, reinstated.
Re-designated Statistics
| Details | De-designated | Re-designated |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics on Construction Output, New Orders and Construction Prices produced by the Office for National Statistics | 11 December 2014: correspondence correspondence | 7 March 2019: correspondence |
| Characteristics of Children in Need statistics produced by Department for Education | 2 November 2017: correspondence | 17 September 2018: correspondence |
| Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures, produced by NHS Digital. Previously called ‘Inpatients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983, and patients subject to supervised community treatment’ | 9 October 2014: Assessment Report 294 | 22 January 2018: correspondence |
| Milk utilisation statistics produced by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 7 April 2017: correspondence | 21 December 2017: correspondence |
| Statistics on Unlawfully Large Infant Class Sizes produced by the Department for Education | 11 March 2015: correspondence | 13 October 2017: correspondence |
| Consumer Price Index Including Owner-Occupiers' Housing Costs (CPIH) produced by the Office for National Statistics | 14 August 2014: correspondence | 31 July 2017: correspondence |
| Statistics on homelessness in Wales produced by the Welsh Government | 28 July 2016: correspondence | 28 July 2017: correspondence |
| Road Freight Statistics produced by the Department for Transport | 15 October 2014: correspondence | 19 December 2016: correspondence |
| Statistics on Scottish Police Recorded Crime produced by the Scottish Government | 31 July 2014: Assessment Report 288 | 27 September 2016: correspondence |
| Statistics on Overseas Travel and Tourism Expenditure produced by the Office for National Statistics | 14 November 2014: correspondence | 15 May 2015: correspondence |
| UK Trade Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (relates specifically to April 2014 statistics, published on 6 June 2014) | 18 June 2014: correspondence | 25 June 2014: correspondence |
| Construction Cost and Price Indices produced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (now BEIS) | 17 February 2011: Assessment Report 95 | 1 November 2012: correspondence |
| Statistics on National Insurance Number Allocations to Adult Overseas Nationals produced by the Department for Work and Pensions | 26 January 2017:Assessment Report 331 | 13 November 2020: Letter |
De-designated Statistics
| Details | De-designated |
|---|---|
| Scottish House Condition Survey 2021 statistics temporarily suspended | 27 April 2023: Correspondence |
| Scottish Government Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) statistics temporarily suspended | 8 December 2022: Correspondence |
| Northern Ireland Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) statistics temporarily suspended | 8 December 2022: Correspondence |
| Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) statistics temporarily suspended | 21 November 2022: Correspondence |
| Participation Measures in Higher Education (HEIP) temporarily suspended | 16 November 2022: Correspondence |
| Education Maintenance Allowances (EMA) statistics, produced by the Scottish Government temporarily suspended | 21 July 2022: Correspondence |
| Estimates from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, produced by the Office for National Statistics temporarily suspended | 19 July 2022: Correspondence |
| Local authority revenue expenditure and financing, England: 2020 to 2021 budget statistics produced by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government temporarily suspended | 30 June 2020: correspondence |
| Long-term international migration statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics reclassified as experimental statistics | 21 August 2019: correspondence |
| Statutory homelessness statistics produced by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government reclassified as experimental statistics | 19 July 2018: correspondence |
| Northern Ireland Claimaint Count produced by NISRA reclassified as experimental statistics | 20 March 2018: correspondence |
| Entertainment Licensing Statistics produced by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 19 January 2018: correspondence |
| Welsh Social Services Statistics produced by Welsh Government reclassified as experimental statistics | 31 October 2017: correspondence |
| Long-term student migration Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics reclassified as experimental statistics | 27 July 2017: correspondence |
| Statistics on General Ophthalmic Services Activity in England produced by NHS Digital | 9 March 2017: correspondence |
| Autism spectrum disorder statistics from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey produced by NHS Digital reclassified as experimental statistics | 27 September 2016: correspondence |
| UK Milk Price Statistics produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (relates specifically to February 2015 statistics, published on 26 March 2015; and to February 2016 statistics, published on 31 March 2016) | 14 July 2016: correspondence |
| Community Care Statistics: Social Services Activity, England produced by the Health and Social Care Information Centre | 25 February 2016: correspondence |
| Statistics on Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland produced by the Scottish Government | 5 October 2015: correspondence |
| Statistics on Firearm Certificates in Scotland produced by the Scottish Government | 5 October 2015: correspondence |
| Scottish Input-output tables and multipliers produced by the Scottish Government | 15 June 2015: correspondence |
| Statistics on Offences Involving Firearms in Scotland produced by the Scottish Government | 15 June 2015: correspondence |
| Statistics on the Claimant Count produced by the Office for National Statistics reclassified as experimental statistics | 10 June 2015: correspondence |
| Statistics on NHS Hospital Activity produced by NHS England | 18 May 2015: correspondence |
| Fly-tipping Statistics for Wales produced by the Welsh Government | 25 February 2015: correspondence |
| UK Trade Statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics | 14 November 2014: correspondence and Assessment Report 304 |
| Statistics on Crime Outcomes (formerly Detections) produced by the Home Office | 15 July 2014: correspondence |
| Statistics on UK Overseas Trade with the EU produced by HM Revenue & Customs (relates specifically to April 2014 statistics, published on 10 June 2014) | 20 June 2014: correspondence |
| Statistics on Crime in England and Wales produced by the Office for National Statistics | 15 January 2014: Assessment Report 268 |
| Retail Prices Index produced by the Office for National Statistics | 14 March 2013: Assessment Report 246 |
| Statistics on Child Protection Referrals in Scotland produced by the Scottish Government | 2 December 2010: Assessment Report 67 |