The UK Statistics Authority wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Section 21)
The letter, dated 4 March 2019, replies to correspondence of 4 March 2019. A reply dated 4 September 2019 is published alongside it. The UK Statistics Authority published it as Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Section 21)
. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the UK Statistics Authority wrote
“Since then we have had the report of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, and there has been correspondence from the chairs of the Treasury Committee and the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.”
“In formulating the substance of our approach, the UK Statistics Authority may only take statistical matters into account.”
“We are in a position where we and the ONS, who are the producers of the UK’s consumer price statistics, are clear that the RPI is not a good measure of inflation.”
“But our clear recommendation is that both should be pursued.”
From UK Statistics Authority, letter of 4 March 2019. Read the full letter.
Correspondence
- The letter it answered: Response from the Bank of England (Section 21) (4 March 2019)
- Published reply: Response from the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Section 21) (4 September 2019)
- Published reply: Response to the Chancellor (Section 21) (4 September 2019)
- Published reply: Authority response to Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s report ‘Measuring Inflation’ (4 September 2019)
Related key figures
Receipt
| Read from | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/letter-to-the-chancellor-of-the-exchequer-section-21/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 582f9e9bb3492739a349f1646dc004809c19009ca31890bb888ed714edc343b4 |
| PDF on the letter page | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/190304_SirDavidNorgrove_to_Chancellor_Section21.pdfcae5e0f5e83c2fdbcd934b8d6a52497e70a7d74536c13e3f9244a11b3d6907d3 |