Limiting pre-release access to statistics: a consultation document
On 10 December 2007, Treasury and Cabinet Office jointly published Limiting pre-release access to statistics: a consultation document.
The consultation document sets out how, as a part of the Governance of Britain programme of constitutional renewal, the Government is proposing to tighten the rules and principles under which access to official statistics in their final form can be granted ahead of their publication.
The Government asked for views on the proposals set out in the consultation document by 3 March 2008.
The consultation responses will be used to inform the rules and principles for pre-release access that will then be put to Parliament for approval by the Minister for the Cabinet Office.
The consultation document [External website] is available on the Treasury website [External website]
The consultation responses that the Government has received are available.
The Government response to the consultation exercise [PDF 452KB, 24 pages]
