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United Nations Fundamental Principles of Statistics (pdf (58 Kb Pdf) ) |
These Principles were adopted by member states in 1994. |
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'Official Statistics Code of Practice' (not currently available) |
This Code was published in 1995 by Bill McLennan, the (then) Head of the Government Statistical Service (GSS). It applied to all members of the GSS and their statistical work. |
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'Framework Document - Office for National Statistics' (45.1 Kb Pdf) (1996)
National Statistics Framework Document (133.5 Kb Pdf) (2000)
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This Framework Document was issued at the creation of the ONS in April 1996. It established the status and governance of the ONS and described its aims, objectives and functions. The Document has not been updated since that date. The launch of National Statistics in July 2000 also saw the publication of a National Statistics Framework Document which provides a more recent description of the framework governing the operation of much government statistical work. |
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'Statistics: A Matter of Trust - A Consultation Document' (Cm 3882) (ISBN 0-10-138822-5) |
This 'Green Paper' was published in 1998. It set out the Government's ideas for enhancing the integrity of official statistics in the UK. |
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'Building trust in statistics' (Cm 4412) (ISBN 0-10-144122-3) |
This 'White Paper' was drafted in the light of responses to the Government's earlier Green Paper, and published in 1999. It set out the Government's plans for establishing new arrangements for the production of official statistics. |
| 'Framework for National Statistics' (133.5 Kb Pdf) | This document was published by the Government in June 2000 to mark the introduction of new governance arrangements for official statistics in the UK. These arrangements came to be known as the 'National Statistics' system. |
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(Supplementary Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government, Scottish Ministers, the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Executive Committee) (Cm 5240) |
This document was published by the Government in 2001 to ensure effective working relations in the field of official statistics between the UK Government and the devolved administrations set up in 1998. |
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Code of Practice for Official Statistics (ISBN 978-1-85774-902-1) |
This Code was published in 2009 by the UK Statistics Authority, building on and superseding the former National Statistics code of Practice. It applies to all UK bodies that are responsible for official statistics. |
