UK Statistics Authority : Stocktake of the Code of Practice

Dear Colleagues,

The Statistics Authority's Monitoring and Assessment team has started to think about ways in which we might enhance the value of the Code of Practice, which was published in 2009 and which has been the basis for a sustained programme of work to ensure that official statistics meet high standards in the way that they are produced and published, and hence merit designation as 'National Statistics'.

To begin this work, I would firstly like to gather the thoughts and opinions of those of us who use the Code and I invite you to spend a few minutes filling in the questionnaire.

The information gathered during this exercise will be used to identify common themes to be discussed in detail at future workshops and will feed into our exploration of ways in which we can better align the Code with the way we have developed the National Statistics 'brand' - to refer to statistics that meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and value - over the last year.

I encourage you to keep abreast of developments in this project either by submitting your email in the questionnaire, or by visiting the Code of Practice page on our website, which will be regularly updated.

Kind Regards

Ed Humpherson,

Director General of Regulation,

Monitoring and Assessment, UK Statistics Authority.