Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
2007 c. 18 · Enacted 26 July 2007 · Extends to United Kingdom
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
- Part 1: The Statistics Board
- The Statistics Board
- 1Establishment
- 2Status
- Members and staff
- 3Members
- 4Non-executive members
- 5Executive members and other staff
- Official statistics: introductory
- 6Official statistics
- 7Objective
- General functions relating to official statistics
- 8Monitoring and reporting of official statistics
- 9Definitions etc for official statistics
- National Statistics
- 10Code of Practice for Statistics
- 11Pre-release access
- 11ARestrictions on provision by Scottish Ministers for rules and principles for pre-release access
- 12Assessment
- 13Duty to continue to comply with Code
- 14Re-assessment
- 15Programme of assessment
- 16Requests for assessment: supplementary
- 17Principles and procedures
- 18List of National Statistics
- 19Code: transitional
- Production of statistics
- 20Production of statistics
- 21Retail prices index
- Additional statistical functions
- 22Statistical services
- 23Statistical research
- 24Delegated functions
- Census etc
- 25Census etc
- Functions: supplementary
- 26Ancillary powers
- 27Reports
- 28Efficiency etc
- 29Directions
- Organisation and administration
- 30National Statistician: advisory functions
- 31National Statistician: executive functions
- 32Executive office
- 33Head of Assessment
- 34Separation of functions
- 35Committees
- 36Delegation
- 37Proceedings: supplementary
- Use and disclosure of information by the Board
- 38Use of information by the Board
- 39Confidentiality of personal information
- 40Freedom of information
- 41Disclosure of information to service providers
- Information sharing
- 42Information relating to births and deaths etc
- 43Information relating to NHS registration
- 44Information relating to NHS registration: Wales
- 45Information held by HMRC
- 45AInformation held by other public authorities
- 45BAccess to information held by Crown bodies etc
- 45CPower to require disclosures by other public authorities
- 45DPower to require disclosure by undertakings
- 45EFurther provisions about powers in sections 45B, 45C and 45D
- 45FOffences relating to notices under section 45C or 45D
- 45GCode of practice on changes to data systems
- 46Information sharing: supplementary amendments
- Information sharing: supplementary powers
- 47Power to authorise disclosure to the Board Repealed
- 48Power to authorise disclosure to the Board: Scotland Repealed
- 49Power to authorise disclosure to the Board: Northern Ireland Repealed
- 50Power to authorise use of information by the Board
- 51Power to authorise disclosure by the Board
- 52Power to authorise disclosure by the Board: Scotland
- 53Power to authorise disclosure by the Board: Northern Ireland
- 53ADisclosure by the Board to devolved administrations
- 54... Human Rights Act 1998
- Consequential
- 55Cessation of Office for National Statistics etc
- 56Transfers etc from ONS to the Board
- 57Transfers etc from Registrar General to the Board
- 58Transfers etc from Ministers of the Crown to the Board
- 59Provision of services and facilities by the Board
- 60Consequential amendments
- Miscellaneous
- 61Money
- 62Evidence
- 63Investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner
- 64House of Commons etc disqualification
- General
- 65Orders and regulations
- 66Devolved statistics
- 67General interpretation
- Part 2: Registration service
- 68Establishment of Registrar General as corporation sole
- 69Employment status of officials
- 70Superintendent registrars and registrars
- 71Deputy superintendent registrars and registrars
- 72Additional registrars of marriages
- Part 3: General
- 73Repeals
- 74Commencement
- 75Extent
- 76Short title
- Schedule 1: Transfer of functions from Registrar General: amendments
- Census Act 1920 (c. 41)
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
- 8Paragraph 8
- Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37)
- 9Paragraph 9
- Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56)
- 10Paragraph 10
- Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
- 11Paragraph 11
- Schedule 2: Information sharing: supplementary amendments
- Census Act 1920 (c. 41)
- 1Paragraph 1
- Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
- 2Paragraph 2
- Finance Act 1969 (c. 32)
- 3Paragraph 3
- Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)
- 4Paragraph 4
- Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
- 5Paragraph 5
- Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)
- 6Paragraph 6
- Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)
- 7Paragraph 7
- Schedule 3: Replacement of ONS by the Board: consequential
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
- 1Paragraph 1
- Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34)
- 2Paragraph 2
- Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (c. 51)
- 3Paragraph 3
- Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (c. 20)
- 4Paragraph 4
- Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
- 5Paragraph 5
- Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)
- 6Paragraph 6
- Ports Act 1991 (c. 52)
- 7Paragraph 7
- Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)
- 8Paragraph 8
- Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
- 9Paragraph 9
- Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)
- 10Paragraph 10
- Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26)
- 11Paragraph 11
- Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2)
- 12Paragraph 12
- Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6)
- 13Paragraph 13
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10)
- 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
- Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)
- 15Paragraph 15
- Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3)
- 16Paragraph 16
- Schedule 4: Repeals
- 1Repeals relating to Part 1
- 2Repeals relating to Part 2