Commentary on Sections and Schedules Part 1: the Statistics Board Section 26 Ancillary powers
113.This section enables the Board to do anything necessary in connection with the exercise of its functions or incidental business. The purpose of a section of this nature is to give the Board the powers it needs to carry out its day-to-day business. It does not widen the scope of the Board’s activities, nor provide any powers of compulsion.
114.Examples of the use of the powers are:
	the gathering of information in relation to the exercise of its functions;
	the establishment of advisory bodies;
	the entering into of agreements; the acquiring and disposing of property; and
	promoting, or assisting in the promotion of, publicity about the work of the Board.
115.These powers will also entitle the Board to charge for certain services on a discretionary basis, as ONS did, for example for paper copies of its publications, for any statistical services it provides, and for services promoting statistical research. Any charges will be made in line with Government charging policies, which apply to all public bodies.