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Article: Statistics free of politics: new UK Statistics Authority launches today.

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April 2, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 April 2008-UK Government: Statistics free of politics: new UK Statistics Authority launches today(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The new UK Statistics Authority comes into existence today. It is an independent body, with powers and the obligation to promote, improve, and safeguard official statistics across the UK. Its aim is to rebuild public trust in Government statistics.

Amongst the powers of the UK Statistics Authority it will: - award or remove the 'National Statistics' kite mark

The 'National Statistics' kite mark will be awarded to figures that meet the highest statistical standards. Where the ...

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