Dear Sir Ian,

Thank you for your letter of 23 March 2020. I am happy to confirm the exemption from the relevant  practice in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This is sensible and proportionate in the circumstances.

Yours sincerely Ed Humpherson Director General for Regulation

Sir Ian Diamond to Ed Humpherson (March 2020)

https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/ed-humpherson-letter-to-sir-ian-diamond-athow-regarding-changes-to-publishing-times-for-market-sensitive-releases/