Government Statistical Service
The Government Statistical Service (GSS) is the community for all UK civil servants that collect, analyse, produce and communicate statistics.
As a community, we are responsible for ensuring that statistics effectively inform decision-makers and the public. We innovate by investigating new data sources, methodologies and processes to improve the quality of analysis and statistics.
The Government Statistician Group (GSG) makes up a large part of the GSS, as the body of statisticians and data scientists working in government who have passed the GSG badging exercise. However, many of our analysts have been badged through other professions.
These webpages help to explain the GSS, how work across government interacts with the wider community, and the support and learning that is available to members.
Stay updated with the GSS
There are a range of ways to stay updated with the Government Statistical Service online.
Subscribe to the GSS Newsletter
The monthly GSS newsletter shares messages from GSS senior leaders, spotlights on networks and workstreams, and a regular roundup of updates, blogs, and events of interest. Sign up to receive updates directly to your email inbox.
Follow us on social media
- Government Statistical Service on LinkedIn
- @UKGSS on X (formerly Twitter)
- Government Statistical Service on StatsUserNetwork
GSS guidance and training courses
All GSS specific guidance, policies and strategies are also listed in the central Analysis Function Guidance Hub.
All GSS specific training courses are listed in the central Analysis Function training course area.
If you’re having trouble finding what you’re looking for, or have feedback regarding the Analysis Function website, please email Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk.