Documenting the change process

Adherence to the Code standards will need to be demonstrated for official statistics to become accredited official statistics. The change process will usually have a number of stages (scoping possible options, pilots, final decision), all of which will yield information that can be used to demonstrate adherence. The kinds of documentation that will be helpful include:

• Minutes of meetings where decisions relevant to the process have been taken
• Submissions to Ministers or other senior decision makers about the process
• Expert advice that has been sought (reports, emails etc)
• Pilot reports (ideally these should also be published)
• User engagement plans and strategies
• Records of user engagement activities carried out (newsletters, meetings, events etc)
• Published materials that mention the process (blog posts, newsletters etc)