Abstract
Describes the establishment in 1996 of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), through a merger of the two main government statistical agencies: the Central Statistical Office (CSO); and the Office for Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS). Notes that this development forms one of a series of measures announced in 1990 and known as the Chancellor’s Initiative, to improve the quality of official economic statistics and make them more accessible to external users. Focuses also on the establishment, in 1997, of the National Statistics Information and Library Service (NSILS) bringing together the collections of the old CSO and OPCS in two libraries: one in the new ONS headquarters building; and the other at the ONS offices in Newport, Wales. Notes the objectives of the ONS in improving access to government statistics in general, and to Government Statistical Service (GSS) statistics in particular. Considers in detail recent ONS initiatives, including improvement in the range and timeliness of information in the service industries and labour market sectors.
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