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(1) | The Board must, in accordance with this Part, assess and determine whether |
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the Code of Practice for Statistics under section 10 continues to be complied |
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with in relation to statistics already designated as National Statistics under |
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(2) | If under subsection (1) the Board determines that the Code continues to be |
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complied with in relation to any statistics already designated as National |
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Statistics under section 11, it must confirm their designation as National |
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Statistics; but otherwise it must cancel their designation. |
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(3) | The person responsible for any official statistics in respect of which an |
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assessment is being made under subsection (1) must provide the Board with |
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such information about the statistics as it may reasonably require. |
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(4) | The Board may in exercising its functions under subsection (1) take into |
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account information or advice received from any person. |
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(5) | The Board must publish the results of any assessment under subsection (1). |
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(6) | The designation of any statistics as National Statistics may not be cancelled |
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except pursuant to a determination under subsection (1). |
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14 | Programme of assessment |
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(1) | The Board must prepare and publish a programme for the assessment and re- |
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assessment of statistics under sections 11(1) and 13(1). |
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(2) | The Board may at any time revise the programme and, if it decides to do so, |
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must publish the programme as revised. |
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15 | Requests for assessment: supplementary |
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(1) | Where in the case of any official statistics other than statistics produced by the |
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(a) | the appropriate authority has not under section 11(1) requested the |
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Board to assess and determine whether the Code of Practice for |
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Statistics has been complied with, and |
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(b) | the Board is of the view that it would be appropriate for it to do so, |
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(2) | Where the appropriate authority is a Minister of the Crown, the Board must lay |
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a copy of its notification under subsection (1) before Parliament. |
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(3) | A Minister of the Crown, on receiving notification under subsection (1), must |
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(a) | a statement that he intends to make a request under section 11(1) in |
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relation to the statistics; or |
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(b) | a statement that he does not intend to make such a request, |
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| and must lay a copy of the statement before Parliament. |
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(4) | A statement under subsection (3)(a) must include a timetable for making the |
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(5) | A statement under subsection (3)(b) must give reasons for not making the |
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(6) | Where the National Statistician determines not to make a request under section |
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11(1) in relation to any official statistics produced by the Board, he must— |
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(a) | make a statement that he does not intend to make such a request, giving |
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(b) | lay a copy of the statement before Parliament. |
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(7) | In this section “appropriate authority” has the same meaning as in section |
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16 | Principles and procedures |
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(1) | The Board must prepare and publish a statement of— |
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(a) | the principles to which it will have regard, and |
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(b) | the procedures which it will adopt, |
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| in exercising its functions under sections 11(1) and 13(1). |
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(2) | The Board may at any time revise the statement under subsection (1) and, if it |
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decides to do so, must publish the statement as revised. |
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(3) | In preparing or revising the statement under subsection (1) the Board must |
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(a) | the Scottish Ministers, |
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(c) | the Department of Finance and Personnel for Northern Ireland, and |
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(d) | such other persons as it thinks fit. |
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17 | List of National Statistics |
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The Board must, at least once every financial year, publish a list of statistics |
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which are at the time of publication designated as National Statistics under this |
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(a) | “the interim period” means the period after the Board is established |
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under section 1 but before the Board has adopted and published a Code |
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(b) | “the existing Code” means the National Statistics Code of Practice |
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existing at the time of the commencement of this section. |
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(2) | During the interim period the Board is to maintain the existing Code. |
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(3) | The Board may at any time during the interim period revise the existing Code |
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and, if it decides to do so, must publish that Code as revised. |
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(4) | Sections 11 and 13 apply during the interim period in relation to the existing |
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Code as they apply in relation to the Code under section 10. |
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19 | Production of statistics |
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(1) | The Board may itself produce and publish statistics relating to any matter |
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relating to the United Kingdom or any part of it. |
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(2) | The Board may at any time publish information or give advice on statistics |
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produced under subsection (1). |
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(3) | The Board may not without the consent of the Scottish Ministers produce and |
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publish Scottish devolved statistics. |
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(4) | The Board may not without the consent of a Welsh ministerial authority |
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produce and publish Welsh devolved statistics. |
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(5) | The Board may not without the consent of the appropriate Northern Ireland |
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department produce and publish Northern Ireland devolved statistics. |
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(1) | The Board must under section 19— |
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(a) | compile and maintain the retail prices index, and |
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(b) | publish it every month. |
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(2) | Before making any change to the coverage or the basic calculation of the retail |
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prices index, the Board must consult the Bank of England as to whether the |
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change constitutes a fundamental change in the index which would be |
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materially detrimental to the interests of the holders of relevant index-linked |
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(3) | If the Bank of England considers that the change constitutes a fundamental |
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change in the index which would be materially detrimental to the interests of |
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the holders of relevant index-linked gilt-edged securities, the Board may not |
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make the change without the consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
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“index-linked gilt-edged securities” means securities issued under section |
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12 of the National Loans Act 1968 (c. 13) the amount of the payments |
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under which is determined wholly or partly by reference to the retail |
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“relevant index-linked gilt-edged securities” means index-linked gilt- |
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edged securities issued before the commencement of this section |
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subject to a prospectus containing provision relating to early |
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redemption in the event of a change to the retail prices index; |
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“retail prices index” means the United Kingdom General Index of Retail |
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Additional statistical functions |
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(1) | The Board may provide statistical services to any person in any place within or |
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outside the United Kingdom. |
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(2) | The services which may be provided under this section include in particular— |
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(a) | providing information, advice and technical assistance in relation to |
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(b) | providing quality assessment in relation to statistics; |
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(c) | conducting statistical surveys and analysis; |
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(d) | collecting, adapting and developing data. |
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The Board may promote and assist statistical research, in particular by |
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providing access (where it may lawfully do so) to data held by it. |
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(1) | A Minister of the Crown may by order delegate to the Board any of his |
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functions relating to the production of statistics. |
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(2) | A Welsh ministerial authority may by order delegate to the Board any of the |
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authority’s functions relating to the production of statistics. |
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(3) | A Northern Ireland department may by order delegate to the Board any of its |
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functions relating to the production of statistics. |
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(4) | An order under this section may include consequential or incidental provision |
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(including provision amending any enactment). |
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(1) | The functions of the Registrar General for England and Wales under the |
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enactments specified in subsection (2) are transferred to the Board. |
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(2) | Those enactments are— |
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(a) | the Census Act 1920 (c. 41) (censuses); |
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(b) | section 19 of the Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37) (annual abstract of |
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number of births, deaths and marriages); |
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(c) | paragraph 5(a) and (c) of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary |
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Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56) (function as assessor to Boundary |
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Commission for England and Boundary Commission for Wales). |
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(3) | Schedule 1 (which makes consequential and supplementary provision relating |
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to the transfer of functions under subsection (1)) has effect. |
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(1) | The Board may do anything which it thinks necessary or expedient for the |
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purpose of, or in connection with, the exercise of its functions. |
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(2) | Anything required to be published by the Board may be published by it in such |
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