Code of Practice
The UK Statistics Authority, which was established on commencement of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, has a statutory duty to prepare, adopt and publish a Code of Practice for Statistics that sets out the professional standards which official statistics are expected to meet. The Authority's Code has been published on their own website. The Authority also has a statutory duty to assess - for compliance with this Code - all official statistics designated as National Statistics under the previous non-statutory system, and all new candidates for Code-compliant status as a preliminary to deciding whether to give them formal accreditation as National Statistics.
The Code of Practice for Official Statistics has replaced the previous National Statistics Code of Practice and its 12 supporting Protocols.
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UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice
UKSA Code of Practice consultation
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Detailed principles
Information on statistical integrity
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Protocols
Outlines all aspects of managing and classifying statistics
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Compliance with the Code
Government departments and organisations who adhere to the confidentiality procedures outlined in the Code of Practice
