National Statistician

The National Statistician is the Statistics Authority's and the Government's principal adviser on official statistics. The National Statistician is the Head of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and, as the Authority's Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, is a member of the Board of the UK Statistics Authority.

Jil Matheson is the National Statistician and took up post on 1 September 2009.

These pages describe the work of the National Statistician, the organisations that produce official statistics and a list of National Statistics, information about the Government Statistical Service, and guidance for statisticians and other officials in implementing the principles of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.