Birth Characteristics in England and Wales: 2015
Summary
Annual birth statistics, including birthweight, place of birth, multiple births and stillbirths
Publications
Data
Contact details
About the data
Accredited Official Statistics
These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:
- meet user needs
- are presented clearly and accessibly
- are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
Pre-release access list
The phrase 'Pre-release Access' refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles which govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
Besides ONS staff, the following persons are given pre-release access by the period indicated before release.
| Access granted to |
Organisation |
Period |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Health |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Senior Private Secretary |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Special Adviser to Secretary of State |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Minister of State for Health |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Private Secretary |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Deputy Director, Maternity and Child Health |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Statistical Officer |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Senior Press Officer |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Press Officer |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |
| Policy Officer |
Department of Health |
24 hrs |