he Treasury produces several statistics releases, statistical analyses, and statistical datasets. This page has links to these data and background information on how they are produced, including information which demonstrates compliance with the standards set down by the UK Statistics Authority.

Latest statistics releases, statistical analyses, and statistical datasets

The Treasury currently produces statistical outputs covering the following areas. Please follow these links to see the latest releases of our statistics, along with all the background information relevant to those statistics:

Public sector finances

• Latest monthly public sector finance statistics (PDF 316KB)

Public Expenditure Statistics Publications

• Public spending

UK Official holdings of international reserves

• 04/08/10 Pn36/10 UK Official holdings of international reserves, July 2010 (PDF 171KB)

Feedback from users

We seek to actively connect and engage with users of our statistics through a range of channels. In addition, we welcome comments and feedback from users of our statistics at the following email address: statistics-enquiries@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk

For further information please see our statement on user engagement contained below.

Standards and policies for our Statistics

HM Treasury’s statistics are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority in their Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The Code of Practice is intended to ensure that all official statistics meet the needs of users; and that the statistics are produced, managed and disseminated to high standards, and explained well.

Currently most of the Treasury's statistical outputs are classed and labelled as National Statistics. Producers of National Statistics have a legal obligation to abide by the Code of Practice. Each of the Treasury's statistical releases identifies which statistical series are National Statistics.

Further detailed information on how we produce our National Statistics, and how we ensure that we comply with the standards set in the Code of Practice, is contained in the internal links to our policy documents below. 

• How we engage with users (PDF 108KB)
• Our revisions policy (PDF 72KB)
• Our arrangements to protect confidential data (PDF 69KB)
• Our guidelines on quality (PDF 113KB)
• Statement of administrative sources for our statistics PDF 104KB)
• Our compliance statement on regulations for pre-release access to statistical releases ahead of publication (PDF 45KB)
• Our statistics release calendar

Our pre-release access lists:

• for the Public Sector Finances statistical bulletin
• for the public expenditure statistical updates (including PESA)
• exceptional pre-release access for the Public Sector Finances statistical bulletin in April 2009

The Treasury does not have any exceptions or exemptions to the application of the Code of practice, or to the principle of protecting confidential data.

Information on the estimated costs to organisations outside of central government in responding to statistical surveys issued by the Treasury group of departments is included in the following document. These cover all our external statistical surveys, which are done for wider purposes - eg returns to the EU - rather than to produce HM Treasury National Statistics releases.

• 2008/09 Annual Report on Government Statistical Surveys (England & Wales) (PDF, opens in new window)

Further external information on the legal framework for official statistics in the UK

The current legislative framework for Official Statistics in the UK was established in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. This created the UK Statistics Authority, and required it to prepare and publish the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, and monitor and assess compliance against it. The UK Statistics Authority reports directly to Parliament. Further information is contained in the following links.

• UK Statistics Authority (opens in new window)
• Code of Practice for Official statistics (opens in new window)
• Statistics and Registration Act 2007 (opens in new window)

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/national_statistics.htm