Code of Practice
The National Statistics Code of Practice sets out the key principles and standards which official statisticians are expected to follow and uphold. It will be supported by twelve Protocols which describe how those principles and standards are to be implemented in practice. All of these documents were issued for public consultation prior to publication.
See below for links to the Code, and to each of the Protocols which have been published to date.
Protocols which have been published to date:
Protocol on Release Practices (231Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Protocol on Consultation Arrangements between the National Statistician and UK Government Ministers (168Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Professional Competence (374Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Customer Service and User Consultation (399Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Data Presentation, Dissemination and Pricing (179Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Statistical Integration (170Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Data Management, Documentation and Preservation (369Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Managing Respondent Load (328Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Quality Management (442Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Revisions (343Kb Adobe Acrobat pdf)
Data Access and Confidentiality (319Kb pdf)
Data Matching (2.2Mb pdf)
See also
Compliance with the Code and Protocols
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This page last revised: Monday, 10 July 2006
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