Monthly results on the number of overseas visitors to the UK, earnings from overseas visits, UK residents visits abroad, and their expenditure.

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Methodology

The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:

  • meet identified user needs
  • are well explained and readily accessible
  • are produced according to sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.

Pre-release access list for Overseas travel and tourism, monthly provisional results: May 2016

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 for State DCMS 24 hrs
Assistant private secretary for Secretary for State DCMS 24 hrs
Head of Statistics DCMS 24 hrs
Communications Officer DCMS 24hrs
Policy lead DCMS 24hrs
Assistant Statistician DCMS 24hrs
Minister for Sport and Tourism DCMS 24hrs
Private Secretary for Minister for Sport and Tourism DCMS 24hrs
Insight Specialist Visit Britain 24 hrs
Head of Insight and Research Visit Britain 24 hrs
Head of Media Visit Britain 24 hrs
Director Research Visit Britain 24 hrs

Changes to this release date

  • Previous date:
    22 July 2016 09:30
    Reason for change:
    Further quality assurance needed.