The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Baroness Grender about use of statutory homelessness statistics

15 December 2017 · Sir David Norgrove, Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority

The letter is dated 15 December 2017. The UK Statistics Authority published it as Use of statutory homelessness statistics. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the UK Statistics Authority wrote

“Our view is that the Prime Minister has quoted the published statutory homelessness statistics correctly.”

“Our assessment is that the Prime Minister has referred to and quoted the published statutory homelessness statistics correctly.”

“4 Office for Statistics Regulation (December 2015): Assessment Report 320: Statistics on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping in England 5 Office for Statistics Regulation (February 2017): Letter from Mr Ed Humpherson to Baroness Grender”

“In terms of improving the statistics, we expect DCLG to develop a more comprehensive measure of homelessness to better inform public debate.”

From Sir David Norgrove, Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority, letter of 15 December 2017. Read the full letter.

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