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Swinney reported to statistics watchdog over Covid comparison

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has been reported to the statistics authority after he was accused of misrepresenting the impact of coronavirus restrictions in Scotland. Mr Swinney, who is the Scottish Government’s Covid Recovery Secretary, ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:25

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 twisted” the Covid figures by ...

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 National Statistics (ONS) ...

21 Jan 2022 at 13:55

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 ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Ministers rebuked for ‘exaggerating’ nurses’ pay rises

The Department of Health and Social Care has been rebuked by the official statistics watchdog over the “poor and misleading” way it presented data on nurses’ pay on social media. Sir Robert Chote, the chair of the UK Statistics ...

29 Nov 2022 at 23:00

‘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

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 ...

20 Feb 2024 at 02:55

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 ...

03 Jan 2024 at 17:05

Scotland

Public Health Scotland promises ‘improvements’ in presentation of A&E data

“Improvements” will be made in the way A&E performance data is presented, following concerns that hospitals are recording waiting times in inconsistent ways, Scotland’s public health body has said. Public ...

20 Dec 2022 at 14:34

Scotland

Comparing NHS data across UK is ‘longstanding challenge’, says watchdog

The UK’s statistics watchdog has stressed the importance of being able to compare NHS data across and within the UK nations, after concerns were raised about Scotland’s A&E figures. Sir Robert Chote, ...

19 Dec 2022 at 15:37

Scotland

Claim over Scotland’s potential wind power was always inflated, says watchdog

A claim that Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s potential offshore wind resource was always “poorly constructed”, the statistics watchdog has found. Scottish ministers have already admitted that the ...

08 Dec 2022 at 15:45

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 ...

06 Feb 2022 at 12:25

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