2017 No. 1142 (W. 284)
Official Statistics, Wales
The Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2017
Made 22 November 2017
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Welsh Ministers make this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(1)(b) and (2) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.
2007 c. 18.
In accordance with section 6(3) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted the Statistics Board.
In accordance with section 65(7) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

1 Title and commencement
1 The title of this Order is the Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2017.
2 This Order comes into force on 23 November 2017.
Art. 1 in force at 23.11.2017, see art. 1(2)

2 Revocation
The Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2013 is revoked.
Art. 2 in force at 23.11.2017, see art. 1(2)
S.I. 2013/649 (W. 73).

3 Official statistics
1 Subject to paragraph (2), the statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in the Schedule are official statistics for the purpose of Part 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.
2 Official statistics in this Order do not include statistics which have the meaning in section 6(1)(a) of that Act.
Art. 3 in force at 23.11.2017, see art. 1(2)
Mark Drakeford Cabinet Secretary for Finance, one of the Welsh Ministers 22 November 2017
SCHEDULE Arts Council of Wales
Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Commissioner for Older People in Wales
Data Unit Wales
Digital Health and Care Wales
Emergency Ambulance Services Committee
Finance Wales
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Meat Promotion Wales
National Centre for Learning Welsh
Natural Resources Body for Wales
Public Health Wales National Health Service Trust
Qualifications Wales
Social Care Wales
Sports Council for Wales
Transport Wales
Velindre National Health Service Trust Shared Services Partnership
Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service Trust
Welsh Language Commissioner
Welsh Revenue Authority
Sch. in force at 23.11.2017, see art. 1(2)
Article 3
Words in Sch. inserted (1.4.2021) by The Official Statistics (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/397), arts. 1(2), 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the statistics produced, or to be produced, by the persons listed in the Schedule are official statistics for the purpose of Part 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (“the Act”). Part 1 establishes the Statistics Board which is responsible for promoting and safeguarding good practice in gathering and assessing official statistics. “Official statistics” is defined in section 6(1) of the Act and includes, in subsection (1)(b)(iii), statistics as specified by order made by the Welsh Ministers.
Section 6(2) of the Act provides that an order made under subsection (1)(b) may specify a description of statistics produced or the person producing them.
Official statistics produced by persons listed in the Schedule do not include statistics produced by the Statistics Board, government departments, devolved administrations or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this Order.