Official Statistics

Section 70 Weights and Measures Report 2022 to 2023: pre-release access list

Updated 21 September 2023

Principle T3 of the Code of Practice for Statistics requires that access to official statistics before their public release is limited to certain individuals. This includes those involved in the production of the statistics and the preparation of the release, and those involved for quality assurance and operational purposes. Pre-release access may only be granted in accordance with the rules and principles set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008. In addition, the order requires that records are published of those who have access prior to public release.

Below is the list of individuals who received pre-release access to the S70 Weights and Measures report 2022 to 2023:

  • Secretary of State, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
  • Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Special Advisers
  • Director General in Competition, Markets Regulatory Reform
  • Director of Analysis Group
  • Chief Statistician
  • Chief Executive, Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
  • Policy advisers, Legal Metrology, OPSS (x3)
  • Head of Operational Regulation, OPSS
  • External Connections Office, OPSS (x2)