The peer reviewers point out that SURS&rsquo;s operation is mostly compliant with the Code of Practice and emphasise that in recent years compliance has been strengthened. The structure of the national statistical system is in line with the needs; the National Statistics Act lays a strong legal foundation for the operation of Slovene national statistics and determines the role of authorised producers; there is no doubt about professional independence; the mandate for data collection is well defined and enables wide use of administrative sources; statistical programmes are prepared together with authorised producers; coordination of the statistical system takes place at different levels; SURS established good relationships with users and strong ties with the academic community; SURS is committed to operate according to quality principles and employs highly qualified professionals.
Ugotavljajo, da je delovanje SURS-a večinoma skladno s Kodeksom, in poudarjajo, da se je skladnost v zadnjih letih okrepila: struktura nacionalnega statističnega sistema je v skladu s potrebami; Zakon o državni statistiki je močna zakonodajna podlaga in določa tudi vlogo pooblaščenih izvajalcev dejavnosti državne statistike; dvomov o strokovni neodvisnosti ni; pooblastilo za zbiranje podatkov je dobro opredeljeno in omogoča široko uporabo administrativnih virov; statistični programi se pripravljajo v sodelovanju s pooblaščenimi izvajalci; koordinacija statističnega sistema poteka na različnih ravneh; SURS je vzpostavil dobre odnose z uporabniki in močne vezi z akademsko sfero; deluje po načelih kakovosti; zaposluje visoko usposobljene strokovnjake.