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 […]
On 8 June 2022 Professor Sir Ian Diamond, the National Statistician at the Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry on the right to privacy: digital data. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.
Dear Mr Dunne, Thank you for your letter of 5 April 2022, following oral evidence from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the inquiry, Aligning the UK’s economic goals with environmental sustainability. We welcome both the Committee’s recognition of our work to date on wellbeing, the environmental accounts, and the cross-government UK climate change […]
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, […]
Dear Mr Clark, On 2 March 2022, I gave oral evidence to the Science and Technology Committee. In my evidence in response to a question about the approach to measuring excess deaths I referred to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) approach, stating that: “For the five-year rolling average excess deaths, ONS has decided for […]
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.
On Wednesday 9 March 2022 Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician at the Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry on use of evaluation and financial modelling. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.
On Wednesday 2 March 2022 Ed Humpherson, Head of Regulation at the Office for Statistics Regulation, gave oral evidence to the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry on UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks; specifically on statistics and modelling. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament […]
On Wednesday 2 March 2022 Liz McKeown, Director for Public Policy Analysis at the Office for National Statistics, gave evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry on aligning the UK’s economic goals with environmental sustainability. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament website.
Dear Mr Clark, I write in response to the Science and Technology Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry ‘the right to privacy: digital data’. Our submission focuses on the questions raised in the call for evidence, including: The potential benefits, including to research, of effectively using and sharing data between and across Government, other […]