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R value and growth rate: statement of voluntary compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics

How the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) applies the Code of Practice for Statistics in publication of the R value and growth rate estimates.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 2 July 2021
• Last updated: 1 April 2022
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  1. 1 April 2022

     Updated the HTML attachment to reflect the new fortnightly release schedule from 1 April 2022.

  2. 23 July 2021

     Updated to reflect JBC taking on responsibility for R and growth rate estimates.

  3. 2 July 2021

     First published.

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Reproduction number (R) and growth rate: statement of voluntary compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics

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UKHSA publishes estimates of the reproduction number (R) and growth rate for England and the 7 NHS England regions.

This document outlines how UKHSA applies the 3 core principles of the Code of Practice for Statistics in its publication of these estimates, on a voluntary basis.