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Eighth Report - Government transparency and accountability during Covid 19: The data underpinning decisions
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
HC 803
Published 15 March 2021
Government response
First Special Report - Government transparency and accountability during Covid 19: The data underpinning decisions: Government’s response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2019–21 · published 25 May 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Rejected
Para 44
Statistics quoted by Ministers have not always been underpinned by published data, which goes against...
Conclusion
Statistics quoted by Ministers have not always been underpinned by published data, which goes against the UKSA Code of Practice. Publishing the underlying data is key to transparency and building trust. When the underlying data is not published, numbers may …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees that statistics should build confidence, noting ministers are subject to the Code of Practice. However, it rejects changing the Ministerial Code, arguing it is sometimes in the public interest to use emerging information not yet underpinned by published data.