The phrase "a statement on contrition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an expression of remorse or regret, often in a formal or public context.
Example: "The politician issued a statement on contrition after the scandal, acknowledging the hurt caused by his actions."
Alternatives: "an expression of regret" or "a declaration of remorse."
Mr. Spitzer said he had insisted on a statement of contrition by Mr. Strong, rather than a refusal to admit or deny charges, a feature of prior settlements.
Ford, however, insisted on a statement of contrition; Nixon felt he had not committed any crimes and should not have to issue such a document.
Regardless, accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers which typically (and, usually, smoothly) guards the Oscar envelopes up until the very moment they're brought on the stage was quick to issue a statement of contrition for whatever went wrong: "The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected.
Louis Susman, the current US ambassador to London wrote: "PM Brown, in a one-on-one meeting with the ambassador, proposed a deal: that McKinnon plead guilty, make a statement of contrition, but serve any sentence of incarceration in the UK. Brown cited deep public concern that McKinnon, with his medical condition, would commit suicide or suffer injury if imprisoned in a US facility".
Susman wrote: "PM Brown, in a one-on-one meeting with the ambassador, proposed a deal: that McKinnon plead guilty, make a statement of contrition, but serve any sentence of incarceration in the UK. Brown cited deep public concern that McKinnon, with his medical condition, would commit suicide or suffer injury if imprisoned in a US facility".
In August, PM Brown, in a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador, proposed a deal: that McKinnon plead guilty, make a statement of contrition, but serve any sentence of incarceration in the UK. Brown cited deep public concern that McKinnon, with his medical condition, would commit suicide or suffer injury in imprisoned in a U.S. facility.
