Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | 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. |
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| Citation | 2007 c. 18 |
| Introduced by | Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer (Commons) Lord Davies of Oldham (Lords) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 26 July 2007 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by |
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| Relates to | Registration Service Act 1953 |
Status: Amended | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007[1] (c. 18) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). It came into force in April 2008. Sir Michael Scholar was appointed as the first chair of the UKSA.[2]
The act established the UK Statistics Authority as a non-ministerial department that employs the National Statistician. The National Statistician has an office to support them, the Office for National Statistics.
Provisions
The act establishes proper employment status and rights for registration officers, including local authority employees.[3]
Reception
The legislation was criticised by the Statistics Users' Forum for only providing for the independence of the Office for National Statistics but not the independent of other bodies such as those which produce statistics relating to education, health and crime.[4]
References
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 76 of this act.
- ^ "News". Significance. 4 (3): 98–101. 1 September 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1740-9713.2007.00240.x. ISSN 1740-9705.
- ^ "Statistics and Registration Service Bill". BBC News. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ Cross, Michael (18 January 2007). "Statistics are free - now let's work on the rest of the data". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
External links
- Guide to the Act from the Office for National Statistics