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As reported earlier on the this list the Royal Statistical Society is organising an Open Meeting on Monday 28th January to discuss the draft code of practice and the protocols on release of statistics and ministerial consultation. Please note: - The meeting starts at 3pm in the RSS London offices in Errol Street (see http://www.rss.org.uk for directions). It will be briefly addressed by Len Cook, National Statistician, and Sir John Kingman, Statistics Commissioner, allowing plenty of time for contributions from the floor. - If you would like a slot (up to 5 minutes) to speak, please register your interest with Janine Smedley on [log in to unmask] The President of the RSS, who will chair the session, will then select contributors according to the time available. It would be helpful in planning the meeting to know briefly what topic(s) you would aim to cover. The subject line of the email should contain the phrase 'code of practice speaker'. The text of the email should contain your name and affiliation (if appropriate). - If you cannot attend but want to make a written contribution, send it to Janine Smedley at the RSS by 9am on Wednesday 23 January (and optionally also to the ONS). Written contributions will be read out if time is available or otherwise be kept for the eventual record of the meeting. Please get comments to the RSS asap and you will need to get comments to the ONS before the end of the consultation period, 28 March. Details of code etc on - http://www.statistics.gov.uk/about_ns/consultations.asp or you can get a glossy printed copy from - James Denman, National Statistics and Policy Division, Office for National Statistics, D4/12, 1 Drummond Gate, London SW1V 2QQ. Or Email: [log in to unmask] This is an unprecedented and perhaps never-to-be-repeated opportunity for the users, the critics, and the subjects of official statistics to influence the way government and members of the Government Statistical Service think about statistics. Ray Thomas, Social Sciences, Open University Tel: 01908 679081 Fax 01908 550401 Email: [log in to unmask] 35 Passmore, Milton Keynes MK6 3DY ****************************************************** Please note that if you press the 'Reply' button your message will go only to the sender of this message. If you want to reply to the whole list, use your mailer's 'Reply-to-All' button to send your message automatically to [log in to unmask] *******************************************************