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Article: New UK Statistics Authority meets for the first time.
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- February 7, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 February 2008-UK Government: New UK Statistics Authority meets for the first time(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The new Statistics Board set up by Parliament in 2007 has met for the first time.
The new body will be known as the United Kingdom Statistics Authority (UKSA) and will answer directly to Parliament without Ministerial oversight. It will also govern the operations of the Office for National Statistics. It takes up its powers in April.
Chair of the Statistics Authority, Sir Michael Scholar said: "This is a turning-point for UK Statistics. The new UK Statistics Authority has met for the first ...