Defra group breaches of the Code of Practice for Statistics
Defra group breaches of the Code of Practice for Statistics
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A breach of the Code of Practice for Statistics (the Code) occurs when one or more provisions of the Code has not been followed in situations where an exemption or exception has not been approved by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA).
Rules on pre-release access to statistics are covered in the relevant Pre-release access to official Statistics Orders. The Code applies as if it includes these orders.
If there is a breach of the Code, it must be reported to the National Statistician as set out in the guidance on breach reporting Breach reports.
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Last updated 16 February 2022 + show all updates
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Added three notes of Defra group breaches to Table 2. Minor typo corrected in a previous note.
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Added Cattle, sheep and pig slaughter statistics breach on 12 November 2020 details.
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