Crime Statistics Advisory Committee

The Crime Statistics Advisory Committee is a non-statutory body established by the National Statistician.

The Committee was established following a recommendation from the National Statistician's Review of Crime Statistics: England and Wales (published 6 June 2011) to establish an independent advisory committee on crime statistics.

The committee advises the Home Secretary, the Office for National Statistics and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary on how best to ensure that official statistics on crime for England and Wales are accurate, clearly presented, comprehensive, transparent and trustworthy taking account of the needs of users and providers.

The inaugural meeting of the Committee was held on Monday 19 December 2011. The agenda, papers and minutes of the meeting are available to download on the right hand side of this page.

The Committee will usually convene three times per year in January, May and September. The Committee met on Monday 23 January 2012. The Committee considered Home Office proposals for reducing the number of crime categories used for the reporting and collection of police recorded crime following a public consultation carried out from October 2011 to January 2012. The agenda, papers and minutes of the meeting are available to download on the right hand side of this page.

The Crime Statistics Advisory Committee's subsequent advice to the Home Secretary and her response are also available to download.