Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 16
16
Acknowledged
Require Office for Statistics Regulation to publish report on UK-wide data adequacy by April 2025.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Office for Statistics Regulation review and publish a report on the adequacy of UK-wide comparable data, by themes, before April 2025. (Paragraph 68) Evidence in policymaking
Government response summary AI-generated
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) states its response has focused on developing a framework for reporting data gaps across the UK and on improving intelligent transparency. It agrees harmonisation is desirable but does not explicitly commit to publishing a report on data adequacy by themes before April 2025.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
48. OSR accepts the Committee’s recommendation that we review and publish a report on the adequacy of UK-wide comparable data. Our State of the Statistical System report highlighted the need for producers to work in partnership across the UK and provided examples of where statistics producers are making improvements to UK comparable statistics and data. We will build on this work and publish an update in 2025 which shares our more detailed views on the adequacy of UK comparability. Improving intelligent transparency across government
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