32.4 The national MAPPA team will prepare a set of national Official Statistics based on the information supplied by areas.

32.5 The MAPPA figures constitute Official Statistics, which means that neither the figures, nor any briefing which indicates the figures or trends behind them, may be shared before the official publication date, other than with those on a previously-agreed 24-hour pre-access list. This restriction is explained in the code of practice for official statistics, which can be found at:

http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/code-of-practice/index.html.

Standard: Any premature release of the official statistics is reported to the national MAPPA team immediately.

32.6 The Code of Practice requires all agencies to report any accidental or wrongful release to the National Statistician immediately and to investigate the circumstances (see paragraph 8, protocol 2 in the link above). Any premature or erroneous release of the MAPPA Official Statistics must be reported to the national MAPPA team immediately. The national MAPPA team will inform the National Statistician.