Correspondence

On this page you will find links to letters, speeches and other background documents giving a variety of supporting information about the work of ONS, the issues it faces and its relationship with other organisations.

Some are available as web pages while others, due to their length and format, are available as downloadable documents.

For more information, please contact info@ons.gsi.gov.uk.

Issue date: 01 April 2008
Type: Background document

2012

Letter from Glen Watson, Director of Census to Simon Briscoe, Timetric re 2011 Census population estimates, 2 August 2012

Correspondence between Sir Michael Scholar, Chair of UK Statistics Authority, Stephen Penneck, Director General of ONS and Kate Barker CBE re CPI, January 2012

2011

Correspondence between Sir Michael Scholar and Stephen Penneck re construction and GDP statistics, 16-17 August 2011

Letter to Iain Duncan Smith, MP concerning the presentation of statistics on youth unemployment

Letter from the Director General in response to article in journal of the International Association of Official Statisticians

2010

Letter to the Institute of Economic Affairs - minutes of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee

2007

Statistical Evidence on Counting the Population

Letter and additional evidence from Karen Dunnell to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs

Statistical submission from the National Statistician to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee

Letter from HM Treasury to National Expenditure & Income Division, ONS, 3 July 2007

Letter from Karen Dunnell to David Rhind regarding plans for the ONS Work Programme 07/08 and supporting information

Letter to David Rhind - Bill Martin's views on the state of the National Accounts

Letter from David Rhind - Modernising the National Accounts and plans for Blue Book 2007

Letter to David Rhind - Modernising the National Accounts and plans for Blue Book 2007

2006

Letter from Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB - Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service

Letter to Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB - Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service

Letter to Michael Fallon MP - Treasury sub-Committee

Letter to Permanent Secretaries - Task Force on Migration Statistics

Task Force on Migration Statistics - Terms of Reference