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Government presented crime figures in ‘misleading way’ – watchdog

The Government presented crime figures in a “misleading way”, the boss of the statistics watchdog has said. The UK Statistics Authority opened an investigation after it received complaints over allegations the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary ...

03 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Watchdog to scrutinise Sunak’s claim the asylum backlog has been ‘cleared’

Rishi Sunak’s claim that ministers have “cleared” the asylum backlog is being investigated by the official statistics watchdog after allegations from opponents that it is a “barefaced lie”. The UK Statistics Authority said it was looking into the ...

03 Jan 2024 at 17:05

Statistics watchdog calls for transparent use of data by party leaders

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have been warned by a watchdog not to mislead voters with dodgy statistics. UK Statistics Authority chairman Sir Robert Chote said misusing official data in the campaign could lead to a “loss of trust” in whoever ...

04 Jun 2024 at 11:35

Watchdog probes accusations PM and Patel falsely claimed drop in crime

The statistics watchdog is investigating allegations the Prime Minister and Home Secretary falsely claimed crime had fallen under their leadership. The UK Statistics Authority confirmed it has opened a case into comments made by Boris Johnson ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Watchdog criticises ‘misleading’ tax cut claims made by Treasury ministers

Two Treasury ministers’ claims about the level of personal taxation have been criticised by the official statistics watchdog. Sir Robert Chote, chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, said the public could have been “misled – or at least ...

20 Feb 2024 at 02:55

Scotland

Potential for confusion highlighted over Government claim child poverty lowered

A Scottish Government claim about child poverty could lead to potential confusion, the head of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has said. Modelling by the Scottish Government earlier this year estimated 100,000 children had been kept ...

25 Jun 2024 at 15:34

PM did not count fraud when claiming crime had fallen, Cabinet minister suggests

Kwasi Kwarteng has suggested the Prime Minister was not counting rates of fraud when he falsely claimed in the Commons that crime had fallen under his leadership. The Business Secretary said Boris Johnson was referring to “personal ...

06 Feb 2022 at 12:25

‘Minor updates’ made to alcohol report following review by statistics watchdog

Public Health Scotland has issued “minor updates” to a minimum unit pricing (MUP) summary document after the Scottish Conservatives submitted a complaint to the UK statistics watchdog. Scottish ministers were accused of ...

31 Aug 2023 at 09:55

Scotland

Sturgeon’s reference to higher Covid rates in England was accurate – watchdog

Nicola Sturgeon was correct when she said England’s coronavirus infection rate was more than 20% higher than in Scotland, the statistics watchdog has confirmed. The First Minister was accused of having “seriously ...

25 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Sturgeon reported to statistics watchdog over claims she ‘twisted’ data

Nicola Sturgeon has been reported to the statistics watchdog amid claims she “seriously twisted” the use of coronavirus figures. During First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Ms Sturgeon referenced Office for ...

21 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Reed’s claims about Scottish water pollution could have misled public – watchdog

The UK Housing Secretary has been urged to apologise for claims he made about water pollution in Scotland after the statistics watchdog said they “run the risk of misleading the public”. During his time as ...

29 Oct 2025 at 14:51

Scotland

Swinney ‘should have been clearer’ in attainment gap claim, says stats watchdog

John Swinney “should have been clearer” when he made claims about closing the poverty-related attainment gap, the UK’s statistics watchdog has said. The chairman of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has ...

08 May 2025 at 14:58

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