The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Axel Antoni about EU Settlement Scheme application numbers

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

The letter is dated 10 March 2021. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Axel Antoni: EU Settlement Scheme application numbers. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“We have considered the tweet and agree that it should have referred to number of applications, not number of people.”

“We have contacted the Home Secretary’s Private Office in this regard.”

“We note that within the latest quarterly statistics release, in the ‘About the data’ section, the estimate of the overall proportion of repeat applications has been updated, with plans for more detailed information to be provided in the May quarterly release.”

“We previously issued a statement recognising the limitation of only providing statistics on the number of applications.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 10 March 2021. Read the full letter.

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