Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Accepted
Paragraph: 46
Going forward, Ministerial statements published on Government websites must include hyperlinks or footnotes directing to...
Recommendation
Going forward, Ministerial statements published on Government websites must include hyperlinks or footnotes directing to the detailed data underpinning any numbers or statistics quoted. This should apply to all areas where data is used, not just in relation to this pandemic.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it strives to adhere to the UKSA Code of Practice and already makes data underpinning press conferences and the COVID-19 roadmap publicly available on GOV.UK with source information.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
46
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government is committed to transparency and will endeavour to publish all statistics and underlying data when referenced publicly, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. 2 Government’s response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2019–21
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