In Opposition the Government made a manifesto pledge to pro ide independent national statistics. This Document, along with the appointment of the Statistics Commission and a National Statistician, puts in place the new arrangements that deliver our promise of statistics that command the trust and confidence of the public. National Statistics represents the outcome of extensive work to put the nation s statistics,so ital for good go ernment and for society more generally,on a new and enhanced footing. It represents the biggest o erhaul of official statistics for over thirty years. These arrangements also ha e the full support of Ministers in the devol ed administrations.
Greater accountability is central to a modernising agenda.
Hence, National Statistics represents a new and clear direction for official statistics a legacy for a new Millennium deli ering statistics that will command public confidence. To read PDF files you require a reader. If you do not have one which can read PDF, you can download one from this site. For more information and press releases visit the Office for National Statistics website .