(1)The National Statistician is to be the Board's principal adviser on—
(a)the quality of official statistics,
(b)good practice in relation to official statistics, and
(c)the comprehensiveness of official statistics.
(2)The Board must have regard to the advice of the National Statistician on those matters.
(3)If the Board rejects the advice of the National Statistician—
(a)in relation to the development and maintenance of definitions, methodologies, classifications and standards for official statistics, or
(b)as to the application to any statistics produced by the Board of any definition, methodology, classification or standard promoted by the Board under section 9,
the Board must publish a statement of its reasons for doing so.
(4)Where the Board publishes a statement under subsection (3), it must as soon as possible thereafter lay a copy before Parliament.
Commencement Information
I1S. 30 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/839, art. 2