Part 1The Statistics Board
General functions relating to official statistics
8Monitoring and reporting of official statistics
(1)
The Board is to monitor the production and publication of official statistics.
(2)
The Board may report any concerns it has about—
(a)
the quality of any official statistics,
(b)
good practice in relation to any official statistics, or
(c)
the comprehensiveness of any official statistics,
to the person responsible for those statistics.
(3)
The Board may publish its findings or any report under this section.
9Definitions etc for official statistics
(1)
The Board is to—
(a)
develop and maintain definitions, methodologies, classifications and standards for official statistics, and
(b)
promote their use in relation to official statistics.
(2)
The Board may in particular for the purposes of this section give guidance and advice to persons responsible for official statistics.
(3)
The Board may publish guidance and advice given under this section.