The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Steve Ellerd-Elliott about Universal Credit management information

22 April 2020 · Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 22 April 2020. A reply dated 1 May 2020 is published alongside it. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: Universal Credit management information; it links to 2 official records. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“We recognise the challenging environment in which your department is working in and support the work it is doing to balance the demand for up-to-date information with ensuring relevance to users and good quality data.”

“Following yesterday’s publication, and in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, the DWP should ensure that any public statements are supported by information which is equally available to all.”

“We hope that the DWP will publish the remaining breakdowns that it had preannounced and we look forward to seeing this information published on a regular basis for the duration it remains relevant to users.”

“We will keep in touch with the statistics team as part of our ongoing monitoring of statistics on Universal Credit.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 22 April 2020. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• wrote (publications.parliament.uk)
• published information (gov.uk)

Correspondence

• Published reply: Response from Peter Schofield to Ed Humpherson: Universal Credit management information (1 May 2020)

Related key figures

• People on Universal Credit (Great Britain)

Receipt