UK Statistics Authority

A non-ministerial department

According to its website the UK Statistics Authority has two main functions:

  1. oversight of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - its executive office
  2. independent scrutiny (monitoring and assessment) of all official statistics produced in the UK.
Before making a request please consider if it would be more appriopriate to direct it to the Office for National Statistics. The UKSA make their reports and board meeting papers available on their website.

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Suicides
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Lady Fleming on .

Long overdue.

Thank you for your recent FoI request to the Office for National Statistics. I can confirm that we have received your request and it is currently bei...
Funding for IDS - Integrated Data Service
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Simon Briscoe on .

Long overdue.

Our Reference: FOI/2022/4079   Dear Simon,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to IDS spend 2020/21 and 2021/22.   I am...
Family demographics for England
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Sal Stapley on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/1625   Dear Sal,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to data on families in England.   I am writ...
UKSA stakeholder engagement as part of the latest five year strategy
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Simon Briscoe on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Simon, Thank you for your email. We have looked into your Freedom of Information (FOI) request and our response to [1]FOI/2022/3984. We can...
Correspondence between PASC/PACAC and UKSA/ONS
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Simon Briscoe on .

Long overdue.

Dear Simon, Thank you for your email and apologies for our lack of acknowledgement. We are investigating this as an internal review. Please be assure...
Statistics user groups on ONS across government
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Simon Briscoe on .

Long overdue.

Dear Simon, Thank you for your email. We are investigating this request for you as an internal review. Please be assured that we are working on this...
The roles of UKSA, ONS and OSR as defined in law - and in practice
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Simon Briscoe on .

Long overdue.

Our Reference: FOI/2022/3992   Dear Simon,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to OSR's regulatory role within ONS.   I...
UKSA horizon scanning for new data
Internal review request sent to UK Statistics Authority by Simon Briscoe on .

Awaiting internal review.

Dear FOI Team, You say: "We do not maintain a central list of all of these interactions within the communication division. Therefore, we do not hold...
Veterinary nurse suicide
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Ms Buckley on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/1881   Dear Louise,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to suicide by occupation 2010 to 2020.  ...
Correspondence with Boris Johnson
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Lorraine Parker on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI 3387   Dear Ms Parker   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to correspondence relating to the letter from S...
Information about your dealings with Stonewall [Extraneous material removed]
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Naomi Cunningham on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Naomi, Thank you for your request for an internal review of FOI/2021/2021. Please see attached our final response. Our apologies for the delay i...
Statistics around how many babies are named after Royal family members in the UK
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Gaby Smith on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/1760   Dear Gaby   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to number of babies named after the royal famil...
Deaths registered monthly in England and Wales - 1990 - 2005
Response by UK Statistics Authority to John Cook on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/1333   Dear John   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to monthly death data from 1990 to 2005.  ...
Number of deaths following covid 19 injection
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Andrew Campbell on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/1726   Dear Andrew   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to COVID-19 deaths, suicides, deaths and reac...
Use of a gender identity question in the Scottish Household Survey
Response by UK Statistics Authority to S. Sinclair on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2022/3934   Good afternoon,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to review of the Scottish Household Surve...
Number of deaths 2021
Response by UK Statistics Authority to kristaan clarke on .

Information not held.

Our Reference: FOI/2022/3829   Dear Kristaan,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to total deaths per 100,000 in 2021.  ...
Homophobic attacks and Drag Queen information
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Taylor Willis on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2019/0212   Dear Taylor,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to homophobic attacks.   I am writing to...
Student Deaths related to Overdose since 2010 in Worcester
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Joseph Broady on .

Information not held.

Our Reference: FOI/2020/0275   Dear Joseph,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to deaths from overdose in Worcester.  ...
Death within 28 days of a Covid vaccination
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Roger Phillips on .

Partially successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2022/3753   Dear Roger,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to how many people have died within 28 days o...
Braille usage in the UK
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Beth Hemmings on .

Information not held.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/2521   Dear Beth,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to the number of people in the UK using braill...
How much is the UK's spirituality / witchcraft / alternative medicine industry worth.
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Beth Hemmings on .

Information not held.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/2463   Dear Beth   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to UK psychic services and witchcraft industry....
Requesting information from Census 2021 about how many people identified as Wiccan or Pagan
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Beth Hemmings on .

Refused.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/2462   Dear Beth   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to the number of people who identified as Wicca...
Please can you advise on vaccination status of all deaths purely from covid with no other underlying causes.
Response by UK Statistics Authority to D Sharp on .

Awaiting classification.

Our Reference: FOI/2022/3575   Dear Daniel,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to vaccination status of all deaths purely f...
England deaths by vaccination status.
Response by UK Statistics Authority to Joel Smalley on .

Refused.

Dear Joel, Thank you for your request for internal review. Please find attached our final response. Kind regards, Lois Young   The Freedom of Inform...
CPI figures forSseptember 2021
Response by UK Statistics Authority to pat monty on .

Successful.

Our Reference: FOI/2021/3450   Dear Pat,   Thank you for your email requesting data pertaining to drop and rises in the official CPI figure....

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