The UK Statistics Authority wrote about Pre-release access in Scotland
The letter is dated 24 September 2019. The UK Statistics Authority published it as Pre-release access in Scotland
. Below are 3 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the UK Statistics Authority wrote
“The UK Statistics Authority has watched with interest your Committee’s efforts to reduce pre- release access to official statistics in Scotland, following our discussions with your members in recent years.”
“As the Committee are aware, we believe Government Ministers and officials should not have access to statistics before they are made available to Parliament and the public.”
“Equality of access to official statistics is a fundamental principle of statistical good practice, and the existence of pre-release access undermines trust in our official statistics system.”
From UK Statistics Authority, letter of 24 September 2019. Read the full letter.
Receipt
| Read from | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/pre-release-access-in-scotland/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 42cd6d12cdd0565aea4ec1f9890b2183ca7fe2fc9d6600bb40a194be6c1fba7c |
| PDF on the letter page | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/20190924_Letter_to_EEFWC_pre-release_access.pdfd2274b0e10b40fdf995965e3cb236e817b94b3fa02d484bc55cd6c1da9b6bdd8 |