Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 14
14
Deferred
Paragraph: 66
Confirm Government support for the public good principle of statistics in response to report.
Conclusion
We ask the Government to confirm, in its response to this report, that it supports the principle - enshrined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 - that statistics are for the public good; and that the public good includes not just assisting in the development and evaluation of policy, but also informing the public about social and economic matters.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response does not confirm support for the principle that statistics are for the public good, as requested. Instead, it discusses the ONS's acceptance of a recommendation to develop options for Ministers on the routine publication of evidence and data underpinning major policy announcements.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
66
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
. The Government accepts this recommendation and confirms that it supports the principle that statistics are for the public good as enshrined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. Government communications and the publication of data
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