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Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6012

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for publishing results from the school census data collections of (a) 3 October 2024 and (b) 16 January 2025.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

In accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, statistics publications are pre-announced on the GOV.UK website and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=department-for-education&order=updated-newest.

The scheduling ensures that statistics are released as soon as they are ready, while abiding by standards set by the Code of Practice for Statistics, in terms of trustworthiness, quality and value. The Code can be found here: https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/.

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