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| 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 |
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| Royal assent | 26 July 2007 |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (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.
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.
References
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 76 of this Act.
External links
- Guide to the Act from the Office for National Statistics