Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
Part 1The 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
48Power to authorise disclosure to the Board: Scotland
49Power to authorise disclosure to the Board: Northern Ireland
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 2Registration 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 3General
73Repeals
74Commencement
75Extent
76Short title
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Transfer of functions from Registrar General: amendments
Census Act 1920 (c. 41)
1The Census Act 1920 is amended as follows.
2(1) Section 2 is amended as follows.
3(1) Section 3 is amended as follows.
4(1) Section 4 is amended as follows.
5(1) Section 5 is amended as follows.
6In section 6, in subsection (1)— (a) for “the Chancellor...
7In section 9, omit subsections (1) and (4).
Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
8In the Population (Statistics) Act 1938, in section 4(2)(b)—
Registration Service Act 1953 (c. 37)
9In the Registration Service Act 1953, in section 19—
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56)
10In the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, in Schedule 1, in...
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)
11In the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, in...
SCHEDULE 2Information sharing: supplementary amendments
Census Act 1920 (c. 41)
1(1) Section 8 of the Census Act 1920 (penalties) is...
Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
2In section 4(2) of the Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (restriction...
Finance Act 1969 (c. 32)
3(1) Section 58 of the Finance Act 1969 (disclosure for...
Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (c. 13)
4In section 3 of the Agricultural Statistics Act 1979 (disclosure...
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
5In section 122AA of the Social Security Administration Act 1992...
Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)
6(1) Section 91 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994...
Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)
7In Schedule 7 to the Bank of England Act 1998...
SCHEDULE 3Replacement of ONS by the Board: consequential
Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
1In Schedule 12B to the Local Government Act 1972, in...
Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34)
2In Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes Act 1983, in...
Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (c. 51)
3In section 8 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, in...
Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (c. 20)
4In section 17 of the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988, in...
Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)
5In Schedule 7 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988,...
Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)
6(1) The Broadcasting Act 1990 is amended as follows.
Ports Act 1991 (c. 52)
7In section 11 of the Ports Act 1991, in subsection...
Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8)
8In section 3 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act...
Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48)
9In section 84 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, in...
Bank of England Act 1998 (c. 11)
10In section 17 of the Bank of England Act 1998,...
Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26)
11In section 34 of the Employment Relations Act 1999, in...
Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 2)
12In section 53 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, in...
Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 6)
13In section 1 of the Education (Graduate Endowment and Student...
Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (c. 10)
14In section 14 of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003,...
Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)
15In Schedule 7 to the Pensions Act 2004, in paragraph...
Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3)
16In section 989 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (definitions),...
SCHEDULE 4Repeals
Part 1Repeals relating to Part 1
Part 2Repeals relating to Part 2

Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007

2007 c. 18

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.

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:—