Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Government Statistical Service:...

This hybrid series contains both digital records and registered paper files of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and its committees.

The following acronyms and abbreviations are used in digital folder and file titles:

• GSSD - GSS Devolution Taskforce,
• GSSE - GSS Committee on Statistics for Economic Policy,
• IDBR - GSS Interdepartmental Business Register Management Committee,
• GSSI - GSS International Committee,
• GSSLM - GSS Labour Market Committee,
• GSSMethods - GSS Methodology Committee,
• GSSR - GSS Committee on Regional Statistics,
• GSSS - GSS Committee on Social Statistics,
• NS Steering Group - National Statistics Steering Group,
• SAC - Statistics Advisory Committee,
• DEV - Devolution,
• MIN - Minutes,
• WOSO - Wales Office Scotland Office.

References for born-digital records are automatically generated and display a 'Z' after a forward slash, which distinguish them from traditional references allocated to paper and digitised records.

• Central Statistical Office, 1941-1996
• Office for National Statistics, 1996-1996

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The Government Statistical Service (GSS) is a community for all civil servants working in the collection, production and communication of official statistics. GSS members come from a range of professions, including statisticians, economists, social researchers and communicators. They are spread across most UK government departments and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The National Statistician is head of the GSS. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) plays an important role in the support of the GSS.

The ONS is responsible for the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the UK. The ONS files in this series cover the years 1996-2000.