The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Tom about Scotland’s Block Grant Adjustment

13 August 2019 · Mary Gregory, UK Statistics Authority

The letter is dated 13 August 2019. The UK Statistics Authority published it as Scotland’s Block Grant Adjustment. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the UK Statistics Authority wrote

“This will reduce the risk that users draw misleading conclusions from the statistics and the statements that draw on them.”

“We recommend that future HM Treasury press statements based on these statistics provide better explanations of the causes of changes to the Scottish income tax revenues and the associated Block Grant Adjustment.”

“We recognise that this is the first time that HMRC has published these statistics and been subject to associated media scrutiny.”

“While it is likely future reconciliations will not be as large, we consider that to fully inform the public it would be helpful to present this framework in line with our Code of Practice for Statistics, considering how the statistics can be best presented in a clear and unambiguous way.”

From Mary Gregory, UK Statistics Authority, letter of 13 August 2019. Read the full letter.

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