Division 2 Minimum standards for accuracy:
United Kingdom
- (a)
statistical information must be correct: all linear constraints must be fulfilled (e.g. assets and liabilities must balance, subtotals must add up to totals), and data must be consistent across all frequencies;
- (b)
reporting agents must be able to provide information on the developments implied by the transmitted data;
- (c)
statistical information must be complete and must not contain continuous and structural gaps; existing gaps must be acknowledged, explained to the relevant NCB and, where applicable, bridged as soon as possible;
- (d)
reporting agents must follow the dimensions, rounding policy and decimals set by the relevant NCB for the technical transmission of the data.