The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Jennifer Rubin about use of National Referral Mechanism statistics
The letter is dated 8 December 2022. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Jennifer Rubin: use of National Referral Mechanism statistics
; it links to 3 official records. Below are 2 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote
“We’ve seen a 450% increase in modern slavery claims since 2014.””
“There may be evidence for greater gaming that the department is now able to provide, or to point us and the public to, but if not, I would be grateful if you could raise this matter with communications and policy colleagues, encouraging them to ensure that claims in public statements are clear on whether they are sourced from published statistics or from other reliable evidence.”
From Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 8 December 2022. Read the full letter.
Records the letter links to
- March 2021 Home Office press release
- latest end-of-year NRM statistics
- Modern Slavery in the UK publication
Receipt
| Read from | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/ed-humpherson-to-jennifer-rubin-use-of-national-referral-mechanism-statistics/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 985b22b5b8ad18e03e9d44d3bf12691980e2b1f6134ddcbab64b343749402746 |
| PDF on the letter page | https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/Ed_Humpherson_Jennifer_Rubin_National_Referral_Mechanism_statistics.pdfe10556aa7beb310050ded1097576800ac63053542e17b8649357ef7dd5e6007c |