The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Sir Patrick Vallance about transparency of data related to COVID-19

5 November 2020 · Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 5 November 2020. A reply dated 6 November 2020 is published alongside it. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Sir Patrick Vallance: Transparency of data related to COVID-19. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“Our aim is to uphold public confidence in statistics that serve the public good.”

“We welcome the range of data that has been published and we recognise that those producing the data and advising Government face significant pressures.”

“Our statement reinforces the principle that data should be published in a clear and accessible form with appropriate explanations of context and sources.”

“Where data are used publicly the sources of these data or the data themselves should be published alongside any press briefing and associated slides.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 5 November 2020. Read the full letter.

Correspondence

• Published reply: Response from Sir Patrick Vallance to Ed Humpherson – Transparency of data and information related to COVID-19 (6 November 2020)

Receipt