Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
The work of the UK Statistics Authority
Status: Open
Opened: 7 Apr 2025
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will examine the performance of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), and its two executive offices, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). In light of recent debate and discussion about the efficacy of the UK’s employment figures, Committee members will explore whether …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2025 | Catherine Little CB · Cabinet Office, Josh Simons MP · Cabinet Office | View ↗ |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Professor Sir Ian Diamond | View ↗ |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Ed Humpherson · Office for Statistics Regulation, Emma Rourke · Office for National Statistics, Sir Robert Chote · Northern Ireland Fiscal Council | View ↗ |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Ed Humpherson · Office for Statistics Regulation, Emma Rourke · Office for National Statistics, Sir Robert Chote · Northern Ireland Fiscal Council | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Penny Young, Interim Chair, UK Statistics Authority on the Review o… |
| 24 Feb 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Darren Tierney, Permanent secretary, Office for National Statistics… |
| 16 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Professor Denise Anne Lievesley CBE on the role of the National Sta… |
| 16 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from James Benford, Director General for Surveys and Economic and Social… |
| 16 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Rt Hon Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Chancell… |
| 16 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Penny Young, Deputy Chair, UK Statistics Authority on recruitment f… |
| 9 Dec 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Josh Simons MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office & Catherine… |
| 25 Nov 2025 | From cttee | Letter to Catherine Little CB, Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service an… |
| 21 Oct 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Darren Tierney, Permanent Secretary, Office for National Statistics… |
| 21 Oct 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Rt Hon. James Murray MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury on Treasur… |
| 21 Oct 2025 | From cttee | Letter to Lord Livermore, Financial Secretary to the Treasury on the work of th… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Sir Robert Chote, Chair, UK Statistics Authority, and Catherine Lit… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on UK Statistics Authority and… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | From cttee | Letter to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on UK Statistics Authority recru… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Penny Young, Deputy Chair, UK Statistics Authority on follow-up aft… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Emma Rourke, Acting National Statistician on follow-up after oral e… |
| 3 Sep 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Ed Humpherson, Director General for Office for Statistics Regulatio… |
| 15 Jul 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Emma Rourke, Acting National Statistician at UK Statistics Authorit… |
| 17 Jun 2025 | To cttee | Letter from Cllr Abi Brown OBE, Chairman, LGA Improvement and Innovation Board … |