National Statistics Code of Practice - Protocol on Quality Management (UK)

This protocol describes how the producers of National Statistics will carry out their responsibilities in respect of quality management – as set out in the Framework for National Statistics and the National Statistics Code of Practice – Statement of Principles. The protocol sets out the basic elements which are required to ensure the quality of those individual statistical outputs designated as ‘National Statistics’. Producers may sometimes need to balance the tensions between the different dimensions of quality – for example, timeliness versus accuracy; or relevance versus consistency. In so doing, they may also need to balance priorities across several outputs or in the light of corporate policies.