Code of Practice for Statistics

The Code of Practice for Statistics sets the standards that producers of official statistics should commit to. The Code benefits all of us, as users and citizens. Compliance with the Code gives you confidence that published government statistics have public value, are high quality, and are produced by people and organisations that are trustworthy.

On 5 May 2022, the Office for Statistics Regulation revised the Code of Practice for Statistics, to reflect two changes to release practices, T3.1 and T3.6 in principle T3: Orderly release. These changes follow a consultation on proposals to enable some greater flexibility on the timing of the release of official statistics, while the standard release time remains as 9.30am

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Consultation – now open

The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is refreshing the Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code) to ensure it continues to meet the needs of its wide and evolving audience. 

We are seeking feedback on our proposals for a new edition of the Code via public consultation, which will run from 23 October 2024 until 14 February 2025. We would like to hear from a wide range of people: anyone with an interest in ensuring that the Code supports data and statistics to serve the public good. For more information about the Code consultation, please see our consultation web pages.