Tomorrow at 10am, we're questioning @Jesse_Norman MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons about concerns that the Government are not adhering to the Ministerial Code and making announcements on major policies to the House of Commons first.

“A catastrophic decline in standards.”. Read our Chair @Simon4NDorset’s view on the leadership failures which have damaged the reputation of the @ONS and the @UKStatsAuth in today's @FT .

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We have published our report examining the 2024 General Election. Read our report ⬇️.

Our session on Ministerial Statements and the Ministerial Code has started. Tune in live ⬇️.

Tomorrow at 10am, we will question the Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell MP, on concerns that the Government are not adhering to the Ministerial Code and making announcements on major policies to the House of Commons first.

Yesterday, we received further evidence from the @UKStatsAuth highlighting systemic failures within the organisation. In particular, Emma Rourke, the Interim National Statistician, addressed concerns raised by the review of the Transformed Labour Force Survey.

We have published a letter from the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, Catherine Little CB, confirming the resignation of the Chair of the @UKStatsAuth, Sir Robert Chote, who will step down in the autumn. Read the letter ⬇️.

Our session on the work of the UK Statistics Authority has started. Tune in live ⬇️.

Tomorrow at 10am, we will hold a second session examining the performance of the UK Statistics Authority. Last week’s witnesses will return to continue discussions on the ONS’s budget and planning, and the relationship between UKSA and the Cabinet Office.

Yesterday, Head of @statsregulation Ed Humpherson was questioned about problems at the @ONS. He told the Committee that one of the organisation’s main weaknesses is that it tends to ‘downplay external concerns’.

Our session on the work of the UK Statistics Authority has started. Tune in live ⬇️.

Tomorrow at 10am, we will question UK Statistics Authority Chair, Sir Robert Chote, in our first session on the UKSA’s work. We will explore concerns about the quality of ONS's statistics, issues with its major programmes, and the state of its senior leadership.

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Today the Interparliamentary Forum met at the House of Commons and the meeting was Chaired by our Chair, @SimonNDorset, and attended by representatives from the House of Commons, House of Lords, Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru.👇.

We have launched an inquiry examining the rules and processes which dictate how, where and when the most important government announcements are made to Parliament. We will seek to establish if the current Ministerial Code is clear, and if the rules are being observed.

"The rules are useless.". Earlier today, Lord @EricPickles, former Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, gave his view on the rules which former ministers and officials taking up new roles are expected to abide by.

Our session on the work of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has started. Tune in live👇.

Tomorrow at 10am, we'll be questioning former Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, Lord @EricPickles, on the challenges he faced in post, the reforms needed to strengthen the body's ability to fulfil its role, and the wider standards landscape.

We have launched a new inquiry into propriety and ethics within government. We will examine how effectively the Government is delivering on its manifesto pledge of ensuring the highest standards of ethics and integrity in government. Find out more👇.

At the first evidence session for our Mission Government inquiry, Anna Garrod of Demos told us Whitehall lacks a cohesive understanding of what missions are. We also heard from Nathan Yeowell of Future Governance Forum and Joe Hill of Re:State. Read more