Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the government executive agency charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom at national and local levels.

Related Topics:
Executive agency - Statistics - United Kingdom

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The ONS was formed on 1 April 1996 by the merger of the Central Statistical Office, the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), and the statistical divisions of the (now defunct) Department of Employment.

Related Topics:
1 April - 1996 - Central Statistical Office - Office of Population Censuses and Surveys - Department of Employment

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