Guidance

Standards for official statistics published by DESNZ

Documents describing the standards we follow to produce official statistics.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 24 May 2023
• Last updated: 9 September 2026
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  1. 9 September 2026

     Pre-release access list for Heat Pump Deployments has been updated to reflect new ministerial portfolios.

  2. 28 April 2026

     Published updated versions of the Statement of Code compliance, public involvement and engagement strategy and statistics revisions policy. Published DESNZ statistics work programme, statistics release policy, quality management approach, data management policy and confidentiality policy.

  3. 18 July 2023

     Added Analysis function RAP strategy: 2023 implementation plan.

  4. 24 May 2023

     First published.

Documents

Statement of Code compliance

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DESNZ Statistics work programme

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Statistics release policy

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Statistics revisions policy

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Public involvement and engagement strategy

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Quality management approach

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Data management policy

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Confidentiality policy

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Analysis function reproducible analytical pipelines (RAP) strategy 2023: DESNZ implementation plan

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Details

Official statistics published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) follow the Office for Statistics Regulation Code of Practice for Statistics.