The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Professor Roger Halliday about Proportion of care homes in Scotland allowing and enabling indoor visiting

21 December 2020 · Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 21 December 2020. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Professor Roger Halliday: Proportion of care homes in Scotland allowing and enabling indoor visiting; 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

“It is unsurprising that there is some uncertainty in the data, but this should have been more clearly reflected in the response and associated published materials.”

“We have received correspondence highlighting a Freedom Of Information response published by the Scottish Government on 5 November which sets out details of the source of this statement.”

“While it is laudable that Scottish Government collected these estimates, it is clear from that FOI and information you shared with us that the ‘around 40%’ figure is a very loose approximation based on incomplete data.”

“I also welcome your commitment to make this data available as soon as possible with appropriate context and explanation to enable users to understand what the figures mean.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 21 December 2020. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• Freedom Of Information

Receipt