The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Victoria Obudulu about data to support statement made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The letter is dated 17 December 2021. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Victoria Obudulu: Data to support statement made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
; it links to 2 official records. Below are 3 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote
“However, in his statement, the Secretary of State also mentioned an estimate of the daily number of infections of COVID-19, which was initially also unsupported by data.”
“OSR has previously made clear its expectation that data and methods should be made equally available to all before any planned statement is made.”
“Transparency of data used to inform decisions is vital to public understanding and public confidence.”
From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 17 December 2021. Read the full letter.
Records the letter links to
Receipt
| Read from | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/ed-humpherson-to-victoria-obudulu-data-to-support-statement-made-by-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 55e95730efeb1ac1b58b75ac1029c4dc02568016b26a45b752b3a82d84f8306c |
| PDF on the letter page | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/12/Ed-Humpherson-to-Victoria-Obudulu-Data-to-support-statement-made-by-the-Secretary-of-State-for-Health-and-Social-Care.pdf42030bb4833be06b6e8e8ab9fe94ca257c6b6e7bb8cbd6d6e0e7a3117b8d051f |