Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  1. UK Statistics Authority follow-up written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base

    Sent from: UK Statistics Authority

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, When giving evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 5 September 2023, I promised to follow-up on a couple of points with various members of the Committee. GDP Revisions Firstly, I agreed to let you know if I was aware of similar revisions happening in other comparable countries. As […]

  2. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on transforming the UK’s evidence base

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    On Tuesday 5 September, Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the on transforming the UK’s evidence base. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.

  3. UK Statistics Authority written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on Transforming the UK’s evidence base

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics and Office for Statistics Regulation, UK Statistics Authority

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear William, I write in response to the Committee’s call for evidence for its new inquiry, Transforming the UK’s Evidence Base. I very much welcome this inquiry with its focus on the future of data, statistics and analysis in government, as we in the UK Statistics Authority look to the future in a variety of […]

  4. UK Statistics Authority oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the work of the UK Statistics Authority

    Sent from: UK Statistics Authority

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    On Tuesday 23 May, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician and Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the work of the UK Statistics Authority. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.

  5. Office for National Statistics oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the Civil Service People Survey

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    On Thursday 20 October, Sarah Henry, Director for Methodology and Quality at the Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee for its inquiry, ‘Civil Service People Survey’. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.

  6. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on the Civil Service People Survey

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, I write in response to the Committee’s call for evidence on the Civil Service People Survey. We have focused our evidence on questions in the Terms of Reference regarding survey design, delivery and validity of results, from the perspective of our role as the Office for National Statistics in administering high-quality national […]

  7. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding UK wide census data

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear William, Thank you for your letter of 14 June 2022 regarding census response rates in Scotland and the implications for the integrity of UK-wide data. I will answer your specific questions in turn, but first I wanted to emphasise the close working relationship between all UK Census offices. We have offered and provided support […]

  8. UK Statistics Authority correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding Public Confidence in Official Statistics report

    Sent from: UK Statistics Authority

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear William, I am writing to draw your attention to the latest Public Confidence in Official Statistics report (2021), which has been produced by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) on behalf of the UK Statistics Authority. I am happy to share that the report finds that public confidence in official statistics remains high, […]

  9. UK Statistics Authority oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the UK Statistics Authority

    Sent from: UK Statistics Authority

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    On Tuesday 29 March 2022 Sir Robert Chote, the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.  

  10. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on Coronavirus Act 2020: two years on

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, I write in response to the Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry ‘Coronavirus Act 2020: two years on’; specifically, the transparency surrounding the use of data in decision making relating to the renewal of the Coronavirus Act 2020. During the pandemic, the response of statistics producers to publish close to real-time […]