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Statement of Compliance

The Statistical Directorate within the Welsh Assembly Government is responsible for collecting, compiling, processing, analysing, interpreting, and disseminating a wide range of statistics in accordance with the National Statistics Code of Practice and Protocols.

These statistics cover:

  • The Welsh economy and labour market
  • Education and training
  • Agriculture
  • Natural and built environment
  • Transport
  • Demography
  • Local government finance
  • Health and care

In order to build trust in official information we aim to ensure that all of our statistics are produced in accordance with the arrangements set out in the Framework for National Statistics and in line with the principles set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice and its 12 supporting Protocols.

National Statistics cover government data produced to the high professional standards set out in the Code of Practice, and are identified by the National Statistics logo. However, within the Welsh Assembly Government the principles underlying the Code of Practice are applied to all official statistics.

Links to Framework, Code and Protocols:

Framework for National Statistics (PDF 164kB)
National Statistics Code of Practice: Statement of Principles (PDF 219kB)
Published Protocols - ONS Website
National Assembly for Wales - Release Practices Protocol (PDF 119kB)

In accordance with the protocol on Quality Management we aim to ensure that all of our statistics are fit for purpose. Users are provided with adequate information to allow them to make an informed decision about appropriateness of the statistics we produce.

We are embarking on a timetable to produce and publish a number of ‘Experimental Statistics’ under the arrangements set out in the Protocol on Data Presentation, Dissemination, and Pricing. Our expectation and plan is that these statistics will also, and eventually, be labelled as ‘National Statistics’.

A catalogue of all our data products, identifying those which have been designated as ‘National Statistics’, can be found on the ONS Website.

As well as complying with the Code of Practice and its supporting Protocols, all of our statistics are also produced and published in accordance with the following statements and policies, each of which forms an integral part of this Compliance Statement.