The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Ian Lonsdale about funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England

15 December 2021 · Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 15 December 2021. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Mark Pont to Ian Lonsdale: Funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England; 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

“As you are aware we recently reviewed the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England statistical publication against the Code of Practice for Statistics.”

“Since the statistics were first published in response to discussions between yourselves and the UK Statistics Authority in 2014 it was intended that the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) should review them against the Code.”

“We welcome that the team has agreed to add further context to the data tables by highlighting specific flood events.”

“For example, there is currently a simple statement that data are taken from accounting systems and historical management information – it would aid public understanding of the data and results if this could be expanded upon and, where any of these data are published, linked to.”

From Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 15 December 2021. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• Funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England

Receipt