The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Mr Macdonald about Response regarding Transport Scotland press release on Aberdeen bypass
The letter is dated 12 March 2020. The UK Statistics Authority published it as Response regarding Transport Scotland press release on Aberdeen bypass
; it links to 1 official record. Below are 3 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.
What the UK Statistics Authority wrote
“You were concerned that the data used in the press release were selectively chosen and not published in a secondary source.”
“Transport Scotland is a producer of official statistics and as such should handle and use all statistics and data in line with the expectations set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics.”
“We welcome Transport Scotland’s plan to publish an Initial Evaluation report in the coming weeks and recommend that Transport Scotland review its internal process for overseeing data used in press releases.”
From UK Statistics Authority, letter of 12 March 2020. Read the full letter.
Records the letter links to
Receipt
| Read from | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-regarding-transport-scotland-press-release-on-aberdeen-bypass/ |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 95f272fabcaf9a95c83b55fbee69cb674b4c915f9b81efd9677c3db12b800932 |
| PDF on the letter page | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/20200311_SDN_to_Lewis_Macdonald_MSP_Aberdeen_bypass-003.pdf0adcae6adbdacd15e3e68a2658a26a68024a2dd0dd44fb08cb495d7c442450f8 |