The Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Wales) Order 2009

Statistics to which pre-release access rules and principles apply

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), the Schedule applies to the statistics referred to in paragraph (3).

(2) For the purposes of the Code, the Schedule provides for rules and principles relating to the granting of pre-release access(1) to those statistics.

(3) The statistics are official statistics(2) that are wholly Welsh devolved statistics(3) and–

(a) have been designated as “National Statistics” under section 12(2) of the Act, and that designation has not been cancelled;

(b) are regarded by virtue of section 12(8) of the Act as having been designated as “National Statistics”, and that designation has not been cancelled; or

(c) a request under section 12(1) of the Act has been made in respect of them, and no determination has been made under section 12(2) of the Act.

(4) The Schedule does not apply where the statistics are released only for the purpose of producing an electronic or hard copy publication in which the statistics are to be published.

(1)

“pre-release access” is defined in section 11(8) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 c. 18 (“the Act”).

(2)

“official statistics” is defined in section 6(1) of the Act.

(3)

“Welsh devolved statistics” is defined in section 66(3) of the Act.