Editing GSS coding system (section)

{{short description|Geocodes maintained by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics}}
'''GSS codes''' are nine-character [[geocodes]] maintained by the United Kingdom's [[Office for National Statistics]] (ONS) to represent a wide range of geographical areas of the UK, for use in tabulating [[census]] and other statistical data. GSS refers to the [[Government Statistical Service]] of which ONS is part.

GSS codes replaced a previous system called [[ONS coding system|ONS codes]] from January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Geography Codes and Naming Policy implemented 1 January 2011|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=nessgeography/new-geography-codes-and-naming-policy-from-1-january-2011.htm|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=1 June 2011|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011191628/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=nessgeography%2Fnew-geography-codes-and-naming-policy-from-1-january-2011.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GSS Coding and Naming – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/geographic-policy/coding-and-naming-for-statistical-geographies/frequently-asked-questions.pdf |access-date=1 August 2012 |publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref> ONS codes were hierarchical whereas in GSS codes there is no relation between the code for a lower-tier area and the corresponding parent area.