0.1.2 Data sharing and coordination among agencies producing data are adequate

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• 3. Arrangements or procedures are in place to ensure the efficient and timely flow of data between agencies (e.g. service level agreements to provide secondary sources of data, service level agreements between different levels of government responsible for data collection and reporting).

• 4. Arrangements are in place to ensure consistency of methods and results (e.g. service level agreements with education statistics data providers, available data producing standards).

• 5. Contacts (e.g. regular meetings and/or workshops) are maintained with other data producing agencies to ensure proper understanding of data requirements, to avoid duplication of effort, and to take into account respondent burden.