The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote about passport eGates figures
The letter is dated 18 October 2019. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Response on passport eGates figures
; it links to 1 official record. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote
“In this instance, the source of the ‘one million’ figure was unclear to the public and the methodology and data underpinning it was not published.”
“The Code of Practice for Statistics requires that methodologies and underlying data are published at the time a statement is made or that the figure is drawn from published and well sign-posted analyses.”
“We conclude that the original story should have been clear about the source, including an adequate methodological and quality statement proportionate to the figure quoted.”
“Border Force, when releasing future news stories or statements containing statistics, should ensure the underlying data are published at the time a statement is made and be clear about the quality of data.”
From Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 18 October 2019. Read the full letter.
Records the letter links to
Receipt
| Read from | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-on-passport-egates-figures/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | ad814cd2410a6fc650adfdafd432c1e923c433af3692b8f6b1f676ea4167b80a |
| PDF on the letter page | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/10/Ed_Humpherson_to_Paul_Lincoln.pdff51b51bcbdeeb66c8bd1e9e7e456459a2b1641d65d30be17ac88857e4535b951 |