Transparency data

Publication and dissemination policy for statistical outputs

Updated 8 March 2023

Applies to England

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As part of our commitment to transparency and public accountability we will:

  • make a full list of scheduled publications, and their dates, available on our website
  • have all statistical publications formally approved by our Head of Profession for Statistics before they are made available to the public
  • publish all our statistical publications on GOV.UK at 9:30am on a weekday following the Head of Profession’s approval
  • place all our statistical publications, and linked data tables where appropriate, on our website for free download as soon as they are published on GOV.UK – they will be easy to find and available in widely used standard formats (for example, Adobe PDF and Microsoft Excel)
  • announce all our new publications on our website and on our internal internet
  • where requested and as far as is reasonable, make our publications available in different formats such as large print
  • raise staff awareness of our publications through activities such as information-sharing sessions
  • publish and follow a corrections and revisions policy that describes how we will update publications if new information comes to light
  • publish and follow a pre-release policy that gives selected individuals access to our publications 24 hours before they are published – this will give them time to prepare responses to any questions that may arise from the published documents
  • make past publications available on our website
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