The Code provides producers of official statistics with the detailed practices they must commit to when producing and releasing official statistics.
The Code ensures that the statistics published by government serve the public. When producers of official statistics comply with the Code, it gives users of statistics and citizens confidence that published government statistics are of public value, are high quality and are produced by people and organisations that are worthy of trust.
The pillars, principles and practices, case studies and links to guidance.
produces official statistics
Why the Code matters and one-page summaries of the Code.
Finding statistics and data, and links to guidance on writing about statistics.
Voluntary application of the pillars of the Code.
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