The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Jeremy Pocklington about Management Information on Rough Sleepers

2 June 2020 · Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 2 June 2020. A reply dated 4 June 2020 is published alongside it. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Jeremy Pocklington: Management Information on Rough Sleepers; it links to 3 official records. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“In a statement on 18 May we set out our expectation that when management information is used publicly by ministers or officials to inform Parliament, the media and the public, it should be available to all in an accessible form, with appropriate explanations of context and sources.”

“We have seen repeated use of figures relating to rough sleepers and homeless people which the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) should ensure are published in a format which is available to all, with definitions and limitations explained.”

“We have seen these figures repeated several times, including in MHCLG press releases and in response to a written parliamentary question on the 18 May.”

“We have seen these figures continue to be used and picked up widely in the media.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 2 June 2020. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• daily coronavirus press conference
• press release (gov.uk)
• MHCLG press release

Correspondence

• Published reply: Response from Jeremy Pocklington to Ed Humpherson (4 June 2020)

Receipt