The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Peter Schofield about Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Way to Work target and use of figures by government

29 July 2022 · Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 29 July 2022. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Peter Schofield: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Way to Work target and use of figures by government; 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

“In line with our expectations and to support equality of access, when management information is used publicly to inform Parliament, the media and the public, it should be published in an accessible form, with appropriate explanations of context and sources.”

“We note that there is a clear statement that the figures are not official statistics and are not quality assured to that standard.”

“Measuring government programmes in a robust and transparent way is important and the statistics/data underpinning any measurement should uphold principles of being trustworthy, of high quality and offer public value.”

“DWP should set out plans for more formal, structured reporting of statistics related to this programme in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, for example, publishing a DWP ad hoc statistical release.”

From Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 29 July 2022. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• press release (gov.uk)
• Parliamentary Question (PQ) on 30 th June

Related key figures

• People on Universal Credit (Great Britain)

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