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Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007

2007 c. 18 · Enacted 26 July 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to establish and make provision about the Statistics Board; to make provision about offices and office-holders under the Registration Service Act 1953; and for connected purposes.

[26th July 2007]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: The Statistics Board
  2. The Statistics Board
  3. 1Establishment
  4. 2Status
  5. Members and staff
  6. 3Members
  7. 4Non-executive members
  8. 5Executive members and other staff
  9. Official statistics: introductory
  10. 6Official statistics
  11. 7Objective
  12. General functions relating to official statistics
  13. 8Monitoring and reporting of official statistics
  14. 9Definitions etc for official statistics
  15. National Statistics
  16. 10Code of Practice for Statistics
  17. 11Pre-release access
  18. 11ARestrictions on provision by Scottish Ministers for rules and principles for pre-release access
  19. 12Assessment
  20. 13Duty to continue to comply with Code
  21. 14Re-assessment
  22. 15Programme of assessment
  23. 16Requests for assessment: supplementary
  24. 17Principles and procedures
  25. 18List of National Statistics
  26. 19Code: transitional
  27. Production of statistics
  28. 20Production of statistics
  29. 21Retail prices index
  30. Additional statistical functions
  31. 22Statistical services
  32. 23Statistical research
  33. 24Delegated functions
  34. Census etc
  35. 25Census etc
  36. Functions: supplementary
  37. 26Ancillary powers
  38. 27Reports
  39. 28Efficiency etc
  40. 29Directions
  41. Organisation and administration
  42. 30National Statistician: advisory functions
  43. 31National Statistician: executive functions
  44. 32Executive office
  45. 33Head of Assessment
  46. 34Separation of functions
  47. 35Committees
  48. 36Delegation
  49. 37Proceedings: supplementary
  50. Use and disclosure of information by the Board
  51. 38Use of information by the Board
  52. 39Confidentiality of personal information
  53. 40Freedom of information
  54. 41Disclosure of information to service providers
  55. Information sharing
  56. 42Information relating to births and deaths etc
  57. 43Information relating to NHS registration
  58. 44Information relating to NHS registration: Wales
  59. 45Information held by HMRC
  60. 45AInformation held by other public authorities
  61. 45BAccess to information held by Crown bodies etc
  62. 45CPower to require disclosures by other public authorities
  63. 45DPower to require disclosure by undertakings
  64. 45EFurther provisions about powers in sections 45B, 45C and 45D
  65. 45FOffences relating to notices under section 45C or 45D
  66. 45GCode of practice on changes to data systems
  67. 46Information sharing: supplementary amendments
  68. Information sharing: supplementary powers
  69. 47Power to authorise disclosure to the Board Repealed
  70. 48Power to authorise disclosure to the Board: Scotland Repealed
  71. 49Power to authorise disclosure to the Board: Northern Ireland Repealed
  72. 50Power to authorise use of information by the Board
  73. 51Power to authorise disclosure by the Board
  74. 52Power to authorise disclosure by the Board: Scotland
  75. 53Power to authorise disclosure by the Board: Northern Ireland
  76. 53ADisclosure by the Board to devolved administrations
  77. 54... Human Rights Act 1998
  78. Consequential
  79. 55Cessation of Office for National Statistics etc
  80. 56Transfers etc from ONS to the Board
  81. 57Transfers etc from Registrar General to the Board
  82. 58Transfers etc from Ministers of the Crown to the Board
  83. 59Provision of services and facilities by the Board
  84. 60Consequential amendments
  85. Miscellaneous
  86. 61Money
  87. 62Evidence
  88. 63Investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner
  89. 64House of Commons etc disqualification
  90. General
  91. 65Orders and regulations
  92. 66Devolved statistics
  93. 67General interpretation
  94. Part 2: Registration service
  95. 68Establishment of Registrar General as corporation sole
  96. 69Employment status of officials
  97. 70Superintendent registrars and registrars
  98. 71Deputy superintendent registrars and registrars
  99. 72Additional registrars of marriages
  100. Part 3: General
  101. 73Repeals
  102. 74Commencement
  103. 75Extent
  104. 76Short title
  105. Schedule 1: Transfer of functions from Registrar General: amendments
  106. Census Act 1920 (c. 41)
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. 2Paragraph 2
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. 5Paragraph 5
  112. 6Paragraph 6
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37)
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56)
  119. 10Paragraph 10
  120. Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
  121. 11Paragraph 11
  122. Schedule 2: Information sharing: supplementary amendments
  123. Census Act 1920 (c. 41)
  124. 1Paragraph 1
  125. Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. Finance Act 1969 (c. 32)
  128. 3Paragraph 3
  129. Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)
  130. 4Paragraph 4
  131. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  132. 5Paragraph 5
  133. Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)
  134. 6Paragraph 6
  135. Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)
  136. 7Paragraph 7
  137. Schedule 3: Replacement of ONS by the Board: consequential
  138. Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
  139. 1Paragraph 1
  140. Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34)
  141. 2Paragraph 2
  142. Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (c. 51)
  143. 3Paragraph 3
  144. Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (c. 20)
  145. 4Paragraph 4
  146. Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
  147. 5Paragraph 5
  148. Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)
  149. 6Paragraph 6
  150. Ports Act 1991 (c. 52)
  151. 7Paragraph 7
  152. Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)
  153. 8Paragraph 8
  154. Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
  155. 9Paragraph 9
  156. Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)
  157. 10Paragraph 10
  158. Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26)
  159. 11Paragraph 11
  160. Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2)
  161. 12Paragraph 12
  162. Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6)
  163. 13Paragraph 13
  164. Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10)
  165. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  166. Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)
  167. 15Paragraph 15
  168. Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3)
  169. 16Paragraph 16
  170. Schedule 4: Repeals
  171. 1Repeals relating to Part 1
  172. 2Repeals relating to Part 2