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They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/\">Code of Practice for Statistics</a>. Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/18/contents\">Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority’s <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/\">Code of Practice for Statistics</a> which broadly means these statistics are:</p>\n\n<ul>\n  <li>managed impartially and objectively in the public interest</li>\n  <li>meet identified user needs</li>\n  <li>produced according to sound methods</li>\n  <li>well explained and readily accessible</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).</p>\n\n<p>OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/the-code/\">Code of Practice for Statistics</a> that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.</p>\n\n<p>These statistics were independently reviewed by the OSR in June 2017. See <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/assessment-of-freedom-of-information-statistics-implementation-in-central-government/\">Assessment Report 328 Freedom of Information Statistics - implementation in Central Government</a>. Since this review by the OSR, we have continued to comply with the Code of Practice for Statistics.</p>\n\n<p>All Cabinet Office official statistics are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority in their code of practice. These can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cabinet-office-statistics-standards-and-policies\">statistics standards and policies page</a>. Further detail on the production of the FOI statistics can be found on our <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/foi-statistics-supporting-documents\">FOI statistics supporting documents page</a>.</p>\n\n<h2 id=\"tell-us-what-you-think\">Tell us what you think</h2>\n\n<p>We would welcome views on Freedom of Information Statistics. <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdANtqjWv8V6W4CuiUmMnPRFuSKYayHKuKjneHd-jpxDXnPYQ/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\">Please fill in our user feedback form</a> or email us at <a href=\"mailto:foistatistics@cabinetoffice.gov.uk\">foistatistics@cabinetoffice.gov.uk</a>. 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