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<p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>Please
see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the
UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Lord Farmer</p><p>House
of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0AA</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>8 May 2024</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Dear Lord Farmer,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive
of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question of
3 May 2024, asking whether His Majesty’s Government have any more recent statistics
on suicide other than the Office of National Statistics data for 2022, published on
19 December 2023. (HL4326)</p><p>In addition to our annual suicide statistics, the
Office for National Statistics (ONS) also publish provisional quarterly suicide statistics
for England. The latest statistics provide provisional suicide registrations for 2023.
These statistics are derived from the information provided when deaths are certified
and registered. Finalised 2023 suicide registrations for England and Wales will be
published later in 2024. This will be forwarded to you once released.</p><p>The Office
for Health Improvement and Disparities also publish near to real-time suspected suicide
surveillance (nRTSSS) data for England. This data has been collected from Police Forces
in England and provides an early indication of changes in suicide trends. The latest
data was published on 25th April 2024 and covers November 2022 to January 2024.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Yours
sincerely,</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p>
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