Government Social Research Service

Last updated - 26th February 2010

Information for GSR members

Interactive content for members of GSR, including discussions, documents for consultation and job vacancies, is posted on the GSR community pages in Civil Pages.

Publishing research in government - GSR publication guidance

This new guidance from GSR aims to ensure a more consistent approach to research publication practice across government, giving clarity to the public, contractors and the wider research community.

Publishing research in government - GSR publication guidance (PDF 213KB)

GSS/GSR guidance on the distinction betweem social research and statistical outputs - revised version published

Following this guidance can help ensure that members of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and Government Social Research Service (GSR) determine, in a robust and consistent way, which outputs they produce should be treated as statistics, and which as research and therefore which Code to follow - the Code of Practice for Official Statistics or the GSR Code.

GSS/GSR guidance on the distinction between social research and statistical outputs. Revised February 2010. PDF 31KB