Reclassification of Migration Statistics
Dear Ed, Ahead of tomorrow’s Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, ONS is today publishing the latest update looking at the coherence of different sources of data that provide insight on migration. I...
View ArticleResponse on Reclassification of Migration Statistics
Dear Iain, Thank you for your letter of 21 August setting out your recent progress and findings from your development work on migration statistics. We appreciate your openness and transparency about...
View ArticleOSR Statement on the Trustworthiness, Quality and Value of Long-Term...
Today, Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, confirmed that the UK Statistics Authority has concluded that the Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR) should not be designated National...
View ArticleDevelopments to ONS Baby Names in England and Wales statistics
Dear Ed, I am writing in response to concerns that have been raised about our recent publication “Baby Names in England and Wales: 2018” on 29 August 2019. The concerns were centred around a claim that...
View ArticleResponse on developments to ONS Baby Names in England and Wales statistics
Dear Ben I am writing in response to your letter on 2 October in which you outlined your plans to review and develop the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) baby names in England and Wales release...
View ArticleAssessment of 2021 Censuses in the UK – Preliminary findings
Dear Iain, Paul, Siobhan We have today published our preliminary findings from our assessment of the 2021 Censuses in the UK being undertaken by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the National...
View ArticleAssessment of 2021 Censuses in the UK – Preliminary findings
The Census is one of the most important sources of official statistics, informing decisions about almost every aspect of life within the UK. It is of fundamental importance in allocating billions of...
View ArticleResponse on passport eGates figures
Dear Paul, The Authority’s attention was recently drawn to a news story published on 5th July 2019 by the Home Office, Border Force, and UK Visas and Immigration. We were asked to consider the wording...
View ArticleMigration Statistics Quarterly Report
Dear Iain, Following our correspondence on 21 August, when we agreed the removal of National Statistics designation from the Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR), ONS published the first...
View ArticleOSR statement on EU settlement scheme statistics
The Home Office produce data and statistics on the EU settlement scheme – the application scheme, launched on 30 March 2019, for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family to continue living in the UK...
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