Select committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

The Work of the UK Statistics Authority

Closed Opened 14 May 2024 Closed 24 May 2024

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 14 May 2024.

The committee has not published a report yet.

Evidence

2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 23 May 2023
6 witnesses

All evidence

Recent activity

Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician on the Public Confidence in Official Statistics report, dated 15.5.2421 May 2024, Correspondence
Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the UKSA Review, dated 21.2.2427 February 2024, Correspondence
Letter to Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the timeline for the review of UKSA, dated 23.1.2430 January 2024, Correspondence

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
23 May 2023	The Work of the UK Statistics Authority Ed Humpherson · Office for Statistics Regulation, Professor Sir Ian Diamond · Office for National Statistics, Sir Robert Chote · Northern Ireland Fiscal Council	View ↗
21 Oct 2021	Work of the UK Statistics Authority: Scrutiny Session Ed Humpherson · UK Statistics Authority, Professor Sir Ian Diamond · UK Statistics Authority, Sir David Norgrove · UK Statistics Authority	View ↗

Who gave evidence

6 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Ed Humpherson · Director General for Regulation	Office for Statistics Regulation	1
Ed Humpherson	UK Statistics Authority	1
Professor Sir Ian Diamond · The National Statistician	Office for National Statistics	1
Professor Sir Ian Diamond · UK National Statistician and Head of the Government Statistical Service and the Government Analysis Function	UK Statistics Authority	1
Sir David Norgrove · Chair	UK Statistics Authority	1
Sir Robert Chote · Chair	Northern Ireland Fiscal Council	1

Correspondence

20 letters

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Published	Direction	Letter
21 May 2024	To committee	Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician on the Public Confidence in Official Statistics report, dated 15.5.24
27 Feb 2024	To committee	Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the UKSA Review, dated 21.2.24
30 Jan 2024	From committee	Letter to Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the timeline for the review of UKSA, dated 23.1.24
23 Jan 2024	To committee	Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on delays in publishing the review of the UK Statistics Authority, dated 9.1.24
16 Jan 2024	From committee	Letter to Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on delays in publishing the review of the UK Statistics Authority, dated 9.1.24
9 Nov 2023	To committee	Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician on update on the Office for National Statistics’ work on the Labour Market, dated 2.11.23
18 Jul 2023	From committee	Letter to Professor Denise Lievesley CBE, Leader Reviewer, UKSA Review on the Review of UKSA, dated 13.7.23
12 Jul 2023	Not recorded	Correspondence with Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the Review of UKSA, dated between 9.6-4.7.23
4 Jul 2023	To committee	Letter from Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority on the State of the Statistical System Report 2022-23, dated 28.6.23
20 Jun 2023	Not recorded	Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority on the population and migration statistics, dated 14.6.23
20 Jun 2023	To committee	Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the independent review of the UK Statistics Authority, dated 9.6.23
20 Dec 2022	Not recorded	Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the review of the UKSA - terms of reference, dated 15.12.22
29 Nov 2022	To committee	Letter from Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority on the Office for Statistics Regulation reports, dated 22.11.22
22 Nov 2022	Not recorded	Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the UKSA Review, dated 17.11.22
17 May 2022	To committee	Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority on the Public Confidence in Official Statistics Report, dated 25.4.22
20 Apr 2022	From committee	Letter to Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster on appointment of Chair of UKSA, dated 29.3.22.pdf
20 Apr 2022	To committee	Letter from Lord True CBE, Minister of State, Cabinet Office on the proposed arrangements for an interim Chair for the UKSA, dated 29.3.22
22 Mar 2022	To committee	Letter from Lord True CBE, Minister of State on government's preferred candidate for the role of UK Statistics Authority Chair, dated 14.3.22
24 Feb 2022	To committee	Letter from Ed Humpherson, Director General for Regulation, UK Statistics Authority on transparency surrounding the use of data in decision-making relating to the renewal of the Coronavirus Act 2020, dated 21.1.22
7 Dec 2021	To committee	Letter from Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician. UK Statistics Authority on the UK Statistics (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, dated 23.11.21