On Tuesday 24 February, Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, gave evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry on propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.
Dear Simon, I wanted to provide an update on our progress and plans, which I committed to in my first letter to the Committee of 17 September 2025. Upon joining the organisation, I set out my four key priorities for the Office for National Statistics (ONS): Implement the Economic Statistics Plan (ESP) and Survey Improvement and Enhancement Plan (SIEP) Create a culture that […]
Dear Simon, In my letter to the Committee of 21 August, I committed to sharing a copy of the external Review of Board Effectiveness with the Committee once complete. I am pleased to append to this letter the completed Review, which took place over November and December 2025, and highlight key findings below. I am grateful to Mo Baines, Interim Lead Non-Executive Director in the Ministry for Housing, Communities and […]
Dear Mr Hoare, As Director General of Regulation at the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), I am writing to submit evidence as part of the current inquiry into Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK. We welcome the work of the Committee in exploring how the current, and future, system of ethical […]
Dear Mr Hoare, Following evidence I gave to your Committee in July, and a subsequent request for supplementary evidence, please find additional information on the Transformed Labour Force Survey (TLFS), Planning & Portfolio management, and the Integrated Data Service (IDS) enclosed. Please do let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Yours […]
Dear Simon, Following the recent appearances before your Committee on 1 and 8 July, we subsequently received requests for further information. To that end, I hope this letter is helpful. Deputy Chair Post When did the Board agree to recommend Penny Young for appointment as Deputy Chair? Has it (and if so when) made a […]
Dear Dame Meg Hillier, The previous National Statistician made a commitment to your Committee to provide regularupdates on labour market statistics and other economic statistics as necessary. I am writing in my capacity as Acting National Statistician to continue this commitment and enclose the latest update. Labour market statistics On 21 July, the Office for […]
On Tuesday 8 July, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Emma Rourke, Acting 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.
Dear Mr Hoare, During the evidence session with your Committee on 1 July, I committed to follow-up in writing with further detail. I mentioned action we had taken on culture prior to Sir Robert Devereux’s review at corporate level. This included an organisational review of psychological safety across the Senior Civil Service (SCS) cadre of […]
On Tuesday 1 July, Sir Robert Chote, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Emma Rourke, Acting 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.