The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Richard Laux about use of unpublished statistics in news release

5 March 2021 · Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 5 March 2021. A reply dated 11 March 2021 is published alongside it. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Richard Laux: Use of unpublished statistics in news release; it links to 1 official record.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 our expectation that any data used publicly by Government should be published in an accessible form, with appropriate explanations of context and sources.”

“This contains a number of claims based on unpublished data, and as such these figures cannot be verified.”

“We welcome plans by the Cabinet Office to publish further details about the data used in this news story.”

“The Cabinet Office should consider how, in future, it can be more transparent through the release of data.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 5 March 2021. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• Press Story (gov.uk)

Correspondence

• Published reply: Richard Laux response to Ed Humpherson: Use of unpublished statistics in news release (11 March 2021)

Receipt