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OSR publishes final phase of the assessment of Census 2021 in England and Wales
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today published the final phase of its assessment of the 2021 Census in…
Why migration statistics still matter
In our latest blog Statistics Regulator Gillian Fairbairn discusses the complexities of tracking migration and the importance of migration statistics...
OSR updates on ONS’s progress with the transformation of international migration statistics
Today the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published an update on the progress that the Office for National Statistics…
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Compliance review: Mid-year population estimates for Wales
Overview At the time of this report, the mid-year estimates (MYE) of the population produced by Welsh Government are published…
Compliance review of coroners statistics
Overview The coroners statistics present information on the number of deaths reported to coroners, post-mortem examinations and inquests held, and…
Latest correspondence on Population and Migration
View all correspondence posts about Population and MigrationEd Humpherson to Stephanie Howarth: National Survey for Wales accreditation status
Dear Stephanie, National Survey for Wales accreditation status Thank you for your letter of 14 October requesting that the accreditation status of statistics derived from the National Survey for Wales is changed from suspended to cancelled. As 12 months have…
Stephanie Howarth to Ed Humpherson: National Survey for Wales accreditation status
Dear Ed, National Survey for Wales accreditation status – next steps On 18 July 2025 I wrote to you to request suspension of Accredited Official Statisticsstatus for the National Survey for Wales. This was due to fieldwork issues encounteredduring 2024-25…
Anna Price to Stephanie Howarth: Compliance review of mid-year population estimates for Wales
Dear Stephanie, Compliance review of mid-year population estimates for Wales We have completed a compliance review of the mid-year population estimates (MYE) for Wales produced by Welsh Government, against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code).…
Ed Humpherson to Delphine Robineau: National Records of Scotland publication review
Dear Delphine, National Records of Scotland publication review Thank you for writing to us to highlight National Records of Scotland (NRS)’s first annual statistical work programme and public engagement activity which seeks views on proposed changes to NRS’s existing official…