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If things are done earlier, it will save money later if any further updates are needed as a result of the compliance check. Accurate national statistics on abortion complications are obligatory under the Abortion Regulations 1991—Regulation 4 and Schedule 2 specify the complications to be reported. It is not exceptionalising this procedure; this is a matter for law. More generally, it is vital that, wherever statistics are prepared to inform policy and its operation, they are based on the best available evidence. This is important for transparency and accuracy. It is also important that health service statistics prompt confidence, especially among users and the medical profession.