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Government Social Research Service

The Government Social Research Service exists to:

  • provide government with objective, reliable, relevant and timely social research
  • support the development, implementation, review and evaluation of policy and delivery
  • ensure policy debate is informed by the best research evidence and thinking from the social sciences.

Last updated - 15th July 2010

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This is a public website. GSR members should also visit the GSR community on the Civil Pages website, which provides interactive content for members of GSR, including discussions, documents for consultation and job vacancies. Civil Pages is only available on GSi (Government Secure Intranet).

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 About GSR

The purpose of the Government Social Research Service, what it does and its professional standards are described in this short summary.

About GSR.

 About the Government Social Research Unit

The Government Social Research Unit (GSRU) is the professional support unit for social researchers in government.

About GSRU

What's new on GSR?

Latest updates to the GSR pages


Contact us

The content of the GSR pages on this website is managed by the Government Social Research Unit, based in HM Treasury.

Email: GSR Web Team

Or write to us at:

GSR Website Team
HM Treasury
Room G.38
1 Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ

Or call HM Treasury's Correspondence & Enquiries Unit:

Telephone 020 7270 4558. From outside the UK this number is
+44 20 7270 4558
Fax 020 7270 4861