Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  1. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority (the Authority), I am writing to inform the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee about the UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, that have today been laid before Parliament. The statutory instrument (SI) is a continuation of The UK […]

  2. 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 21 October 2021, Sir David Norgrove, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, Professor 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.

  3. Office for National Statistics correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding data ethics

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    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, I wanted to write to you and your Committee regarding the UK Statistics Authority’s recent establishment of the Centre for Applied Data Ethics, which provides practical support and thought leadership in the application of data ethics by the research and statistical community. This was a direct result from a recommendation from your […]

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

    Sent from: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, While giving evidence to your Committee on 18 May, Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office, asked that I write on his behalf regarding how we will ensure a coherent and consistent UK wide picture despite Scotland conducting their census in March 2022. I am very happy to provide an update. […]

  5. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on COVID-19 Vaccine Certification

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, Thank you for your letter of 15 April in relation to your Committee’s inquiry on COVID-19 vaccine certification, in which you asked what role the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) plays in regulating the data produced by commissioned private organisations for government. OSR has no direct role to regulate the data produced […]

  6. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on COVID-19 Vaccine Certification

    Sent from: Office for National Statistics

    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, Thank you for your letter of 15 April, in relation to your Committee’s inquiry on COVID-19 vaccine certification. I have addressed the specific questions from your letter below. What process does the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have in place to maintain high quality survey design when working at pace? Our Methodology […]

  7. UK Statistics Authority and Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on data transparency and accountability: COVID-19

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    Sent to: House of Commons

    Dear William, Thank you for your letter of 2 February, in which you asked about the Government’s use of data, in relation to your inquiry Data transparency and accountability: COVID-19. We discuss your specific questions in an Annex to this letter. Here I would like to reflect more generally about the use of data and […]

  8. Office for National Statistics written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on data transparency and accountability: COVID-19

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    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, Thank you for your letter of 2 February requesting an update on COVID-19 data, following the evidence I gave to the Committee in May and September 2020 for the inquiry data transparency and accountability: COVID-19. I have addressed the specific questions from your letter below. I also wanted to use this opportunity […]

  9. Office for Statistics Regulation correspondence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on coronavirus statistics

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    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

    Dear Mr Wragg, Thank you for your letter of 12th January. Your letter is a timely reminder of the continued importance of ensuring statistics continue to be presented clearly and impartially in the public domain. I agree with the recommendations raised in your letter to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and my team […]

  10. Office for National Statistics follow-up written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on data transparency and accountability: COVID-19

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    Sent to: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee

      Dear Mr Wragg, While providing evidence to the Committee on 22 September for the inquiry Data Accountability and Transparency: COVID-19, I promised to provide further information on sex differences in antibodies. On Monday we published our latest analysis on antibodies from the COVID-19 Infection Survey. Blood samples taken between 26 April and 02 September […]