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Statistics and Registration Service Bill

moved Amendments Nos. 57to 58: 57: Clause 10, page 5, line 13, at end insert— ““(1A) The Code shall include rules and principles relating to the access to official statistics in their final form prior to publication (““pre-release access””), including— (a) the circumstances in which, or descriptions of statistics in relation to which, pre-release access may or may not be granted; (b) the persons, or descriptions of persons, to whom pre-release access may be granted; (c) the period, or maximum period, during which pre-release access may be so granted; (d) the conditions subject to which pre-release access may be granted. (1B) The Code may make different provision for different cases.”” 57A: Clause 10, page 5, line 13, at end insert— ““(1C) The rules and principles for pre-release access required by subsection (1A) shall keep such access to the minimum necessary to meet the needs of Ministers.”” 58: Clause 10, page 5, line 13, at end insert— ““( ) The Code shall include rules and principles relating to the release of official statistics, including— (a) the location from which the release of official statistics may be made; (b) the time at which the release of official statistics may be made; and (c) the identification of the person or persons who are responsible for the release of official statistics.”” On Question, amendments agreed to. [Amendments Nos. 59 and 60 not moved.]