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Annex B: List of producer documents for assessment
For assessments, our main tool for gathering documentary evidence is the list of documents. We ask you to complete a Word version of this list at the start of the assessment.
This table lists the standards for official statistics reference number for various producer documents. The first 9 rows of this table are all required policies and statements relating to official statistics production.
| Documentation | Standards Reference |
|---|---|
| Statement of Code compliance | 2.5 |
| Release practice policy | 3.11 |
| Revisions and corrections policy | 3.9 |
| Data management approach | 4.1 |
| Confidentiality policy | 4.5 |
| Quality management approach | 5.7 |
| Annual statistical work programme | 8.2 |
| Public involvement and engagement strategy | 8.7 |
| Charges for supplementary statistical services (if applicable) | 10.6 |
| Published information on users and uses of the statistics | 8 |
| Examples of public involvement and user engagement activities, e.g. user surveys, public consultations, user groups, events, social media | 8 |
| Descriptions of governance groups, including committees, advisory boards and steering groups | 4, 8 |
| Latest statistical outputs | 9, 10 |
| Quality and methods documents (covering data sources, methods and quality assurance arrangements), e.g. background quality reports, methodology articles, technical reports, independent reviews | 6, 7 |
| Service level agreements, data sharing agreements or memoranda of understanding, for example, for the supply or processing of data | 4, 5, 6 |
| Evidence of reviews or improvement projects | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, |
| Relevant legislation governing the production of the statistics | 4.3 |
| Pre-release access lists | 3.3, 3.4 |
| Team organisational chart | 2.6 |
| Staff recruitment and training and development documents, e.g. resource and staffing profile, job descriptions, examples of relevant training undertaken | 2.7, 2.8 |