Office for Statistics Regulation

  1. 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.

  2. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s inquiry into Funding for Levelling Up

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

    Dear Mr Betts, I write in response to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee’s inquiry into Funding for Levelling Up. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is the independent regulatory arm of the UK Statistics Authority and provides independent regulation of all official statistics produced in the UK. We aim to enhance public confidence […]

  3. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the DCMS Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation inquiry on misinformation and trusted voices

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee

    Dear Mr Knight,  I write in response to the inquiry Misinformation and trusted voices, as conducted by the DCMS Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation.   Which organisations are the most trusted sources of information in the UK?   The Office for Statistics Regulation is the independent regulatory arm of the UK Statistics Authority and provides independent regulation […]

  4. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Covid-19 Recovery Committee’s inquiry on pre-budget scrutiny

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: COVID-19 Recovery Committee

    Dear Ms Brown,  I am writing to make you and the Committee aware that on 30 August 2022 the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published an update to our March 2021 review of the COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS). The CIS measures how many people living in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England test positive […]

  5. Office for Statistics Regulation written evidence to the Procedure Committee’s inquiry on correcting the record

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Procedure Committee

    Dear Ms Bradley, I write in response to the Committee’s call for evidence for its inquiry Correcting the record. The UK Statistics Authority and the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), as its regulatory arm, have a responsibility to ensure that official statistics meet the public good. We provide independent regulation of all official statistics produced […]

  6. Office for Statistics Regulation correspondence with the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee on transparency of data related to the Levelling Up Fund

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee

    Dear Mr Betts, Accessibility of Levelling Up policy funding stream data I write regarding your recent letter to Neil O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, the Union and Constitution, at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), requesting access to data on the various Levelling Up policy funding streams. […]

  7. Office for Statistics Regulation oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s COVID-19 Recovery Committee’s inquiry on communication of public health information

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: COVID-19 Recovery Committee

    On Thursday 26 May 2022 Ed Humpherson, Head of Regulation at the Office for Statistics Regulation, gave oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s COVID-19 Recovery Committee for their inquiry on Communication of Public Health Information. A transcript of which has been published on the Scottish Parliament’s website.  

  8. Office for Statistics Regulation follow-up written evidence to the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry on UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Science and Technology Select Committee

    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 […]

  9. Office for Statistics Regulation oral evidence to the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry on UK science, research and technology capability and influence in global disease outbreaks

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: Science and Technology Select Committee

    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 […]

  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 […]