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An Office for Statistics Regulation will be created from the regulatory arm of the UK Statistics Authority.
Headed by Ed Humpherson, the UK Statistics Authority’s director-general for regulation, the office will broaden the authority’s approach to regulation. This includes a systemic review of the UK statistical system and further development of the code of practice for statistics professionals, according to a press release issued on 24 November.
Writing in an accompanying blog post, Humpherson said that the office aimed to enhance public confidence in the trustworthiness, quality and value of statistics.
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