The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Jon Simmons about National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics

8 March 2023 · Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter, dated 8 March 2023, replies to correspondence of 6 January 2023. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as Mark Pont to Jon Simmons: National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify statistics; 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

“We carried out a complementary compliance check of the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Modern slavery in the UK and Child victims of modern slavery in the UK compendium articles, to help us understand the modern slavery data landscape and how the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) statistics fit into this landscape.”

“To maximise the value of the NRM data and generate further insight, we encourage your team to be ambitious in its data linkage plans, by exploring opportunities to link NRM data with a range of other data sources.”

“We therefore welcome the work your team is doing to link NRM data with immigration data.”

“We welcome the commitment in Professor Rubin’s response to ensuring that public statements are sourced from published statistics or other reliable evidence.”

From Mark Pont, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 8 March 2023. Read the full letter.

Records the letter links to

• National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and Duty to Notify statistics
• Modern slavery in the UK article

Correspondence

• The letter it answered: Maya Esslemont and Anna Powell-Smith to Ed Humpherson: Modern slavery data (26 October 2022)
• The letter it answered: Jennifer Rubin to Ed Humpherson: use of National Referral Mechanism statistics (6 January 2023)

Receipt