The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), was created in May 1970 through the merger of the

General Register Office General Register Office or General Registry Office (GRO) is the name given to the civil registry in the United Kingdom, many other Commonwealth nations and Ireland. The GRO is the government agency responsible for the recording of vital recor ...

and the Government Social Survey Department. It was a forerunner and constituent, with the UK Central Statistical Office, of the

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, in which they combined in 1996 under a single director who, from 2000 was also known as the

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. The director of OPCS was also

Registrar-General General Register Office or General Registry Office (GRO) is the name given to the civil registry in the United Kingdom, many other Commonwealth nations and Ireland. The GRO is the government agency responsible for the recording of vital records ...

for England and Wales.

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See also

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