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GSR Code - Professional standards and guidance for GSR members

Government Social Researchers are bound by the Civil Service Code and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. Commitment to these values is required of all members of the Home Civil Service. As an addendum to the Civil Service Code, the GSR Code sets out specific principles to guide the work and behaviour of Government Social Researchers.

The GSR Code brings together GSR professional standards and departmental/devolved administration guidance under seven key principles. Adherence to the Code will ensure high quality research and analysis for policy and operational delivery research and analysis that is scientifically rigorous, relevant and valued.

Last updated - 10th June 2009

GSR Code: products

Government Social Research is the application of social scientific knowledge with the aim of improving the impact and efficacy of government policy and delivery. To achieve this its output will be:

You can download a printable version of the GSR Code: Products diagram from the downloads section of this page.

GSR Code: people

GSR is the professional membership organisation for social research in government. To ensure they deliver high quality research, evaluation and analysis, GSR members must (be):

You can download a printable version of the GSR Code: People diagram from the downloads section of this page.

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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