Guidance

Standards for official statistics at DCMS

Documents describing the corporate procedures and policies the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) follows to produce official statistics.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Published: 11 June 2026

Documents

Statement of Code Compliance

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Release Practice Policy

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Revisions and Corrections Policy

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Details

DCMS’s official statistics follow the standards defined in the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The documents above set out how DCMS follows the code of practice.

We will additionally publish the following: Confidentiality and Data Management Approach, Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy, and Quality Management Approach. We will also publish a Statement of Compliance to the Standards for Public Use of Statistics, Data, and Wider Analysis.

We also publish annual statistical work plans.

We do not charge for supplementary statistical services.

Published 11 June 2026