The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Maya Esslemont and Anna Powell-Smith about Modern slavery data

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

The letter is dated 8 December 2022. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Ed Humpherson to Maya Esslemont and Anna Powell-Smith: Modern slavery data; 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

“We consider that the NRM statistics do not support the claims that people are “gaming” the modern slavery system, and the source of the claim is unclear to us.”

“We have asked the Home Office to ensure that claims in public statements are clear on whether they are sourced from published statistics or from other reliable evidence, to avoid the risk of misleading people.”

“We have discussed the data gaps with the NRM statistics team as part of that review.”

“We have encouraged the statistics team to explore linking NRM data with data from other sources to add further insight.”

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

Records the letter links to

• National Referral Mechanism (NRM) statistics

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