This document is the Code of Practice for Statistics published by the UK Statistics Authority in February 2018. It outlines principles and guidelines for government bodies that produce official statistics to ensure they serve the public interest. The code covers key areas like professionalism, trustworthiness and transparency of methods and data sources used. Government statisticians must comply with the code to ensure independence, accountability and ethical data use.

1. Code of Practice
for Statistics
Ensuring official statistics
serve the public
Edition 2.0
February 2018

2. Code of Practice
for Statistics
Ensuring official statistics
serve the public
Edition 2.0
February 2018
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4. Contents

5. Foreword
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data
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revision
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