Statistics Act, 2002
An Act establishing Statistics Sierra Leone and providing for the national statistical system.
Summary
The Statistics Act, 2002 establishes Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) as the national statistical office and provides the framework for the national statistical system. It underpins the production of official statistics for planning and policy.
The Act provides for the establishment, independence, governance and functions of Statistics Sierra Leone, including the collection, compilation, analysis and publication of official statistics, the conduct of censuses and surveys, the coordination of the national statistical system, and the setting of statistical standards. It protects the confidentiality of individual data and restricts its use to statistical purposes, and creates related duties and offences.
Main provisions
- Establishes Statistics Sierra Leone as the national statistical office.
- Provides for its independence, governance and functions.
- Provides for the collection, compilation and publication of official statistics.
- Provides for censuses, surveys and coordination of the statistical system.
- Protects the confidentiality of individual data.
- Creates related duties and offences.