This is a running record of statistical matters that have been raised with the UK Statistics Authority. They are either matters on which concern has been expressed directly, or to which the Authority’s attention has been drawn. Inclusion in the list does not necessarily mean that the Authority shares the concern, nor does it indicate a commitment to further action by the Authority, although some of these matters will be followed up.
If you would like to comment on any of the issues contained on this list, or inform us of any other concerns, please email Authority Enquiries
Alternatively, you can write to us at: UK Statistics Authority, 1 Drummond Gate, London SW1V 2QQ
Link to an archive of the Issues Log
| Date | Details | Status | Related Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2019 | Closed | ||
| 10 December 2019 | Statistical Release During Pre-Election Period | Closed | |
| 6 December 2019 | Use of Welsh Education Statistics | Open | |
| 5 December 2019 | Use of Homelessness Statistics | Closed | |
| 5 December 2019 | Use of Homelessness Statistics | Closed | |
| 3 December 2019 | School Funding Statistics Claims | Closed | |
| 3 December 2019 | Use of Crime Statistics | Closed | |
| 2 December 2019 | Use of Northern Ireland Economic Growth Statistics | Closed | |
| November 2019 | |||
| 28 November 2019 | NHS Vacancy Figures | Closed | |
| 27 November 2019 | Hospital Mortality Statistics in Scotland | Closed | |
| 19 November 2019 | Dental Policy Statistics | Closed | |
| 18 November 2019 | Use of Policy Cost Estimation Statistics | Closed | |
| 18 November 2019 | Statistics on the Popularity of Scottish Independence Referendum Phrasing | Closed | |
| 18 November 2019 | Tree Planting Pledge Statistics | Closed | |
| 15 November 2019 | Flood Defence Spending Pledges | Closed | |
| 14 November 2019 | Use of Policy Costing Estimation Statistics | Closed | |
| 13 November 2019 | Use of Policy Cost Estimation Statistics | Closed | |
| 12 November 2019 | Use of Employment Statistics | Closed | |
| 12 November 2019 | Use of the Labour Force Survey to Estimate Youth Unemployment | Closed | |
| 12 November 2019 | Use of School Improvement Statistics | Closed | |
| 12 November 2019 | Commercial Use of Intellectual Property Office Statistics | Closed | |
| 7 November 2019 | Jobs Creation Statistics | Closed | |
| 7 November 2019 | NHS Operations Statistics | Closed | |
| 7 November 2019 | School Funding Statistics | Closed | |
| October 2019 | |||
| 30 October 2019 | Statistics on EU contributions | Closed | |
| 28 October 2019 | EU settlement scheme statistics | Closed | |
| 28 October 2019 | Drug deaths | Closed | |
| 28 October 2019 | Claims about UK imports and exports | Closed | |
| 24 October 2019 | Statements on levels of activity | Closed | |
| 21 October 2019 | Claims about balanced budget | Closed | |
| 15 October 2019 | School funding baseline | Closed | |
| 10 October 2019 | Apprenticeship statistics | Closed | |
| 1 October 2019 | Higher education participation rates | Closed | |
| September 2019 | |||
| 26 September 2019 | School funding claims | Closed | |
| 23 September 2019 | DfE communications on education funding | Closed | |
| 23 September 2019 | Qualifications for 18 year olds | Open | |
| 20 September 2019 | NEU use of statistics | Closed | |
| 19 September 2019 | Home Office crime statistics | Closed | |
| 19 September 2019 | Education funding announcement | Closed | |
| 16 September 2019 | Rough sleeping statistics | Closed | |
| 16 September 2019 | Education funding | Closed | Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority, to NEU Joint Secretaries |
| 13 September 2019 | Home Office press notice on eGates | Closed | Ed Humpherson, UK Statistics Authority, to Paul Lincoln |
| 10 September 2019 | Figures in Scottish Government tweet | Closed | |
| 6 September 2019 | Baby names release | Closed | Ed Humpherson, UK Statistics Authority, to Ben Humberstone |
| 3 September 2019 | Claims on cost of EU contributions | Closed | |
| August 2019 | |||
| 27 August 2019 | Statements using domestic violence statistics | Closed | Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority, to Victoria Atkins MP |
| 27 August 2019 | School census data | Closed | |
| 23 August 2019 | Availability of MoJ statistics | Closed | |
| 13 August 2019 | International Passenger Survey | Closed | Ed Humpherson, UK Statistics Authority, to Iain Bell |
| 8 August 2019 | Figures on English language testing | Closed | Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Steven Timms MP Authority |
| 6 August 2019 | Use of ASHE statistics | Closed | |
| 6 August 2019 | Additional NHS funding | Closed | Ed Humpherson to Mark Svenson, UK Statistics Authority to Tom Orford Authority |
| July 2019 | |||
| 26 July 2019 | Use of crime statistics | Closed | |
| 23 July 2019 | Qualifications for 16-18 year olds | Closed | |
| 22 July 2019 | Statement on Scottish Block Grant | Closed | Mary Gregory, UK Statistics Authority to Tom Orford Authority |
| 18 July 2019 | DfE data releases | Closed | |
| 10 July 2019 | Claims about job creation | Closed | |
| 10 July 2019 | Drug related deaths | Closed | |
| June 2019 | |||
| 25 June 2019 | Statements on solar installations | Closed | Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP |
| 13 June 2019 | Claims around Welsh education funding | Closed | Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to David TC Davies MP David TC Davies MP to Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority |
| 4 June 2019 | Block Grant Transparency | Closed | |
| 3 June 2019 | Statements on Scottish university inequality | Closed | |
| 3 June 2019 | Claims regarding EU contributions | Closed | |
| May 2019 | |||
| 31 May 2019 | Methodology enquiry regarding JSA and Universal Credit | Closed | |
| 28 May 2019 | Changes in council tax rates | Closed | |
| 27 May 2019 | Claims regarding EU election results | Closed | |
| 20 May 2019 | Hospital mortality rates | Closed | |
| 15 May 2019 | Labour market estimates | Closed | |
| 7 May 2019 | Use of financial statistics in explanatory documents | Closed | |
| April 2019 | |||
| 30 April 2019 | Presentation of health statistics | Closed | |
| 30 April 2019 | Education statistics quoted on Twitter | Closed | |
| 29 April 2019 | Response to Government petition | Closed | |
| 23 April 2019 | Statistics on workers in new jobs | Closed | |
| 17 April 2019 | Use of education statistics | Closed | |
| 17 April 2019 | Use of education funding statistics | Closed | |
| 16 April 2019 | Publication of import statistics | Closed | |
| 3 April 2019 | Apprenticeship data reliability | Closed | |
| 1 April 2019 | Use of homelessness statistics | Closed | Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| 1 April 2019 | NHS waiting times | Closed | Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mark Svenson, NHS England |
| March 2019 | |||
| 29 March 2019 | Statistics on entries of GCSE music exams | Closed | |
| 28 March 2019 | Use of statistics on FGM | Closed | |
| 27 March 2019 | Use of ONS and Nomis statistics in media reporting | Closed | |
| 18 March 2019 | Availability of National Pupil Database data | Closed | |
| 12 March 2019 | Statistics on death registrations | Closed | Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Professor Sheila Bird, University of Cambridge Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mark Lucraft, Chief Coroner for England and Wales Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Justice Keegan, The Coroners Service, Northern Ireland |
| 10 March 2019 | Use of statistical graphs on Twitter | Closed | |
| 7 March 2019 | Statements made on violent crime | Closed | |
| 6 March 2019 | Statements made on public funding | Closed | |
| 5 March 2019 | Concerns raised relating to the Teaching Excellence Framework | Closed | Royal Statistical Society to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Royal Statistical Society |
| 4 March 2019 | Statements on poverty levels | Closed | Lyn Brown MP to Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Lyn Brown MP |
| 2 March 2019 | Statistics on NHS whistle-blowing | Closed | Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Dr Minh Alexander |
| 1 March 2019 | Availability of statistics quoted in Parliament | Closed | |
| February 2019 | |||
| 28 February 2019 | Inpatient waiting times | Closed | Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Roger Halliday, Scottish Government |
| 24 February 2019 | Statements on the EU referendum | Closed | |
| 21 February 2019 | Statements made on Twitter relating to drug use | Closed | |
| 20 February 2019 | Labour market statistics on disability | Closed | |
| 15 February 2019 | Statements on visitor numbers | Closed | Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Andrew Mowlah, Arts Council England Andrew Mowlah, Arts Council England to Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation |
| 12 February 2019 | Statement on zero-hours contracts | Closed | |
| 12 February 2019 | Use of ONS statistics in annual report | Closed | |
| 11 February 2019 | Local government funding in the UK | Closed | |
| 7 February 2019 | Availability of homelessness statistics | Closed | Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority to Rt Hon John Healey MP, House of Commons Rt Hon John Healey MP, House of Commons to Sir David Norgrove, UK Statistics Authority |
| 6 February 2019 | Statements made on knife crime | Closed | |
| 4 February 2019 | Statements on no-deal preparations | Closed | |
| January 2019 | |||
| 25 January 2019 | Homelessness statistics published by MHCLG | Closed | |
| 24 January 2019 | Use of statistics by the Department for Education | Closed | |
| 23 January 2019 | Statistics used in Department for Education press release | Closed | |
| 23 January 2019 | Tweet on employment levels in the UK | Closed | |
| 22 January 2019 | Statistics on the cost of domestic abuse | Closed | Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation to Mike Warren, Home Office |
| 17 January 2019 | ISD statistics on delayed discharges and inpatient waiting times | Closed | |
| 15 January 2019 | Availability of NHS GP statistics | Closed | |
| 14 January 2019 | Use of school census data | Closed | |
| 11 January 2019 | Statements made on crime levels in the UK | Closed | |
| 10 January 2019 | Statistics on injuries caused by fireworks | Closed | |