The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Stephen Aldridge about transparency of Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme management information

8 April 2022 · Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 8 April 2022. A reply dated 22 April 2022 is published alongside it. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Stephen Aldridge: Transparency of Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme management information; it links to 2 official records. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“It was great to see new visa sponsorship scheme data published by the Home Office last week, including by devolved administration, and from today by local authority, and new data on arrivals of visa-holders in the UK, also published today.”

“Intelligent transparency around government data is important to support trust in data and the decisions based on these data.”

“Management information already publicly quoted should be published in a timely manner, including appropriate caveats to enable accurate interpretation by the public.”

“Our Regulatory guidance for the transparent release and use of statistics and data sets out our expectations.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 8 April 2022. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• new visa sponsorship scheme data
• Therese Coffey, Oral Statement to Parliament

Correspondence

• Published reply: Stephen Aldridge to Ed Humpherson: Transparency of Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme management information (22 April 2022)

Receipt