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This guidance sets out how to report the survey reference period to ensure as much consistency as possible across government.
Learn more on Survey reference period harmonisation guidanceThis harmonised principle sets out how to collect and report statistics about migration, country of birth and citizenship about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn more on Migration, country of birth and citizenship harmonisation guidanceThis guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about household accommodation and motor vehicles to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn more on Household accommodation and vehicle information harmonised standardThis harmonised standard sets out how to collect and report statistics about tenure to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.
Learn more on Tenure harmonised standardThis guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about unpaid care to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).
Learn more on Unpaid care harmonised standardThis is the National Statistician's Quality Review on privacy and data confidentiality methods.
Learn more on Privacy and data confidentiality methods: a Data and Analysis Method Review (DAMR)This guidance provides advice on how to identify and engage with users.
Learn more on User engagement guidanceThis guidance provides advice on data linking - the process of joining datasets together so we can maximise the use of our data sources.
Learn more on Data linkageThis guidance outlines what you should do when making and implementing decisions about revising, replacing or ceasing to publish official statistics.
Learn more on Changing or ceasing to publish official statisticsThis guidance provides practical advice on how to communicate quality, uncertainty and change for different types of statistics and for a range of audiences.
Learn more on Communicating quality, uncertainty and change