Below is a list of classifications used in the Office for National Statistics (ONS) along with contact details and web links.
If you have any queries concerning this table, please do not hesitate to contact me. For more specific queries relating to the
classifications themselves, please contact the person listed and refer to the links provided for further information.
List of Main Classifications in National Statistics (November 2012)
Note: To be included in this list of 'main' NS classifications, a classification needs to have some 'official' status (eg NS-approval, EU or UK legislation)
Classification
Social
Standard Occupational
Classification
Abbreviation/ Approval
Acronym
body
SOC
International Classification
of Occupations
ISCO
National Statistics Socioeconomic Classification
NS-SEC
European Socio-economic
classification
ESEC
UK department
Contact details
Web address
National
Quality, Classification &
Statistics
Harmonisation Branch
Harmonisation Population, Methodology &
Group (NSHG): Infrastructure Division
for use across Office for National Statistics
the GSS
International
Quality, Classification &
Labour
Harmonisation Branch
Organisation Population, Methodology &
Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
National
Quality, Classification &
Statistics
Harmonisation Branch
Harmonisation Population, Methodology &
Group (NSHG): Infrastructure Division
for use across Office for National Statistics
the GSS
Judith Pilliner
occupation.information@on
s.gov.uk
Tel: 01329 44 4055
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guidemethod/classifications/currentstandardclassifications/soc2010/index.ht
ml
Judith Pilliner
occupation.information@on
s.gov.uk
Tel: 01329 44 4055
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/
bureau/stat/download/res/isco.pd
f
Judith Pilliner
occupation.information@on
s.gov.uk
Tel: 01329 44 4055
Eurostat
Institute for Social and Economic
Research
David Rose
Dough3008@aol.com
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guidemethod/classifications/currentstandardclassifications/soc2010/soc2010volume-3-ns-sec--rebased-onsoc2010--usermanual/index.html
http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/resear
ch/esec
David Pevalin
pevalin@essex.ac.uk
Nick Palmer
nicholas.palmer@ons.gov.u
k
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/
bureau/stat/download/res/icse.pd
f
International Classification
of Status in Employment
ICSE
International
Labour
Organisation
Collection and Production
Labour Market Division
Labour Force Assessment
International Standard
Classification of Education
ISCED
UNESCO
Strategic Analysis: International
stephen.leman@education.
Team
gsi.gov.uk
Department for Education and Skills 0114 274 2139
http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php
?ID=3813_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Educa
tion/Pages/internationalstandard-classification-ofeducation.aspx
Classification
Social (Cont./…)
International Statistical
Classification of Diseases
Abbreviation/ Approval
Acronym
body
UK department
Contact details
Web address
ICD
Population and Demography
Life Events and Population
Sources Division
Surveys and Life Events
Processing
Office for National Statistics
Bob Seymour
bob.seymour@ons.gov.uk
01329 444589
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/g
uidemethod/classifications/inter
national-standardclassifications/icd-10-formortality/index.html
Classification of
Occupational Injuries
International Classification
of Functioning, Disability
and Health
World Health
Organisation
ILO
ICF
World Health
Organisation
Population and Demography
Life Events and Population
Sources Division
Surveys and Life Events
Processing
Office for National Statistics
International Classification
of Health Interventions
ICHI
World Health
Organisation
Trial International
Classification of Activities
for Time Use Statistics
ICATUS
United Nations Collection and Production
Social Survey Division
Strategy and Development Branch
Office for National Statistics
International Classification
of Activities for Time Use
Statistics
Activity Coding List For
Harmonised European Time
Use Surveys (2000/2008)
Elaine Tower
elaine.tower@ons.gov.uk
01329 444626
Population and Demography
Life Events and Population
Sources Division
Surveys and Life Events
Processing
Office for National Statistics
Bob Seymour
bob.seymour@ons.gov.uk
01329 444589
Elaine Tower
elaine.tower@ons.gov.uk
01329 444626
Bob Seymour
bob.seymour@ons.gov.uk
01329 444589
Martina Portanti
martina.portanti@ons.gov.uk
01633 455878
http://www.ilo.org/global/stati
stics-anddatabases/standards-andguidelines/resolutionsadopted-by-internationalconferences-of-labourstatisticians/WCMS_087528/l
ang--en/index.htm
http://www3.who.int/icf/icfte
mplate.cfm
http://www.who.int/classifica
tions/icd/TOR_FTAG13Aug
ust10.pdf
http://www.who.int/classificati
ons/icd/TAGs/en/index.html
http://www.who.int/classificati
ons/ichi/en/
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr
/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=231
&Lg=1
EURO:http://unstats.un.org/
unsd/methods/timeuse/tusr
esource_manuals/eurostat_
man.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/
ramon/nomenclatures/index
.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_CLS_
DLD&StrNom=TIMEUSE_0
8&StrLanguageCode=EN&
StrLayoutCode=HIERARCH
IC
Classification
Abbreviation/ Approval
Acronym
body
UK department
Contact details
Web address
Judith Pilliner
classifications.helpdesk@ons.gov
.uk
Tel: 01329 444055
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/g
uidemethod/classifications/curre
nt-standardclassifications/standardindustrialclassification/index.html
Judith Pilliner
classifications.helpdesk@ons.gov
.uk
Tel: 01329 444055
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr
/registry/isic-4.asp
Judith Pilliner
classifications.helpdesk@ons.gov
.uk
Tel: 01329 444055
http://circa.europa.eu/irc/dsi
s/nacecpacon/info/data/en/i
ndex.htm
ECONOMIC
Activity
Standard Industrial
Classification of Economic
Activities
International Standard
Industrial Classification
UK SIC
ISIC
Nomenclature generale des NACE
Activites economiques dans
les Communautes
Europeennes
Eurostat
Quality, Classification &
Harmonisation Branch
National
Population, Methodology &
Statistics
Infrastructure Division
Harmonisation Office for National Statistics
Group (NSHG):
for use across
the GSS
United Nations Quality,Classification &
Harmonisation Branch
Population, Methodology &
Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
Eurostat
Quality, Classification &
Harmonisation Branch
Population, Methodology &
Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
Classification
ECONOMIC
Product (Cont./…)
Central Product
Classification
Abbreviation/ Approval
Acronym
body
CPC
UK department
Contact details
Web address
United Nations Quality, Classification &
Harmonisation Branch
Population, Methodology &
Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
Eurostat
Quality, Classification &
Harmonisation Branch
Population, Methodology &
Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
Judith Pilliner
classifications.helpdesk@ons.gov.
uk
Tel: 01329 444055
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
cr/registry/cpc-2.asp
Judith Pilliner
classifications.helpdesk@ons.gov.
uk
Tel: 01329 444055
Karen Woodsford
prodcompublications@ons.gov.uk
Tel: 01633 456103
http://circa.europa.eu/irc/d
sis/nacecpacon/info/data/
en/CPA%202008%20stru
cture%20and%20explanat
ory%20notes%20%20EN.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/eurost
at/ramon/nomenclatures/i
ndex.cfm?TargetUrl=LST
_NOM_DTL&StrNom=PR
D_2011&StrLanguageCod
e=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLay
outCode=HIERARCHIC
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
cr/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=
28
Classifications of Products
by Activity
CPA
Products of the European
Community
PRODCOM
Eurostat
Standard International
Trade Classification
SITC
Standard Trade
Classification
STC
Combined Nomenclature
CN
United Nations Statistics and Analysis of Trade Unit James Durnford
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs james.durnford@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
01702 367 293
Statistics and Analysis of Trade unit James Durnford
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs james.durnford@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
01702 367 293
Eurostat
Statistics and Analysis of Trade Unit Ian Belfield
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs ian.belfield@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01702 366 655
Harmonised System
HS
Collection and Production
Business Outputs and
Developments
Prodcom RAP
Office for National Statistics
Kevin Sams
kevin.sams@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
01702 367 227
James Durnford
james.durnford@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
01207 367 293
World Customs Statistics and Analysis of Trade Unit James Durnford
Organisation Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs james.durnford@hmrc@gsi.gov.uk
01702 367 293
Ian Belfield
ian.belfield@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
01702 366 655
Kevin Sams
http://ec.europa.eu/eurost
at/ramon/nomenclatures/i
ndex.cfm?TargetUrl=LST
_NOM_DTL&StrNom=CN
_2012&StrLanguageCode
=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLayo
utCode=EN
http://www.wcoomd.org/h
ome_hsnomenclaturetabl
e2012.htm
kevin.sams@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
01702 367 227
Classification
Abbreviation Approval
body
Aggregate
Broad Economic Categories BEC
Extended Balance of
Payments Services
Classification
EBOPS
IBOPS
UK department
Contact details
Web address
United Nations Trade in Goods Branch
Balance of Payments & Financial
Sector Division
Office for National Statistics
David Matthewson
david.matthewson@ons.gov.
uk
01633 455612
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/regi
stry/regcst.asp?Cl=10&Lg=1
United Nations Trade in Services & Transfers
Branch
Balance of Payments & Financial
Sector Division
Office for National Statistics
Damian Whittard
damian.whittard@ons.gov.uk
01633 455497
(Business Indicators and Balance of
Payments Division)
National Accounts
UK Sector Classification for
National Accounts
Classifications of the
Functions of Government
Office for
National
Statistics
COFOG
Classification of Individual
Consumption according to
Purpose
COICOP
Classification of Private
Non-profit Institutions
COPNI
Classification of the outlays COPP
of producers according to
purpose
Public Sector Accounts
National Expenditure & Income
Division
Office for National Statistics
United Nations Public Sector Accounts
National Expenditure & Income
Division
Office for National Statistics
United Nations Household Expenditure Branch
National Expenditure & Income
Division
Office for National Statistics
United Nations Household and Labour Market
Division
Office for National Statistics
United
Nations
Philip Stokoe
philip.stokoe@ons.gov.uk
01633 455805
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide
-method/classifications/naclassifications/index.html
Ian Richardson
ian.richardson@ons.gov.uk
01633 455780
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/regi
stry/regcst.asp?Cl=4
David Bailey
david.bailey@ons.gov.uk
455668
Richard Campbell
richard,campbell@ons.gov.u
k
01633 651536
Phillip Lee
phillip.lee@ons.gov.uk
01633 651582
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/regi
stry/regcst.asp?Cl=5&Lg=1
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/regi
stry/regcst.asp?Cl=6
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/regist
ry/regcst.asp?Cl=7&Lg=1
Classification
Abbreviation Approval body UK department
Contact details
Web address
GEOGRAPHIC
Nomenclature of Units for
Territorial Statistics
NUTS
Linda Hart
01329 444344
linda.hart@ons.gov.uk
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ram
on/nomenclatures/index.cfm?Ta
rgetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNo
m=NUTS_22&StrLanguageCod
e=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLayoutCo
de=HIERARCHIC
Eurostat
ONS Geography
Population, Methodology &
Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
Nick O'Rourke
01329 444196
nick.o'rourke@ons.gov.uk
National Statistics Country
Classification
(based on ISO3166)
NSCC
Country Nomenclature for GEONOM
External Trade Statistics of
the Community and Trade
between Member States
National Statistics 2001
Area Classification
Rural and Urban Area
Classification
International
Classifications & Harmonisation Unit
Organization for Population, Methodology &
Standardisation Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
Judith Pilliner
occupation.information@on
s.gov.uk
Tel: 01329 44 4055
Eurostat
Margaret Kingston
margaret.kingston@hmrc.g
si.gov.uk
Tel: 01702 366576
Office for
National
Statistics
NS committee
structure
Statistics and Analysis of Trade Unit
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
Regional and Local Statistics Division Linda Hart
Office for National Statistics
01329 444344
linda.hart@ons.gov.uk
ONS Geography
Population, Methodology &
Infrastructure Division
Office for National Statistics
Nick O'Rourke
01329 444196
nick.o'rourke@ons.gov.uk
Linda Hart 01329 444344
Nick O'Rourke
01329 4444196
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ram
on/nomenclatures/index.cfm?Ta
rgetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNo
m=NUTS_33&StrLanguageCod
e=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLayoutCo
de=HIERARCHIC
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalo
gue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_det
ail.htm?csnumber=39718
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
/portal/page/portal/product_detai
ls/publication?p_product_code=
KS-BM-05-002
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BM05-002/EN/KS-BM-05-002EN.PDF
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide
method/geography/products/are
a-classifications/ns-areaclassifications/index/index.html
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide
-method/geography/frequentlyasked-questions/topics-relatingto-our-work/classification-ofrural-and-urbanareas/index.html
Classification
MISCELLANEOUS
Nomenclature Statistiques
de Transport, Revised
Abbreviation Approval
body
UK department
NST/R 1967
Transport Statistics - Freight
Department for Transport
Eurostat
Contact details
Web address
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ram
on/nomenclatures/index.cfm?Ta
rgetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNo
m=NSTR_1967&StrLanguageC
ode=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLayout
Code=HIERARCHIC
NST 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ram
on/nomenclatures/index.cfm?Ta
rgetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNo
m=NST_2007&StrLanguageCod
e=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLayoutCo
de=HIERARCHIC
NST 2000
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ram
on/nomenclatures/index.cfm?Ta
rgetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNo
m=NST2000&StrLanguageCode=EN&I
ntPcKey=&StrLayoutCode=HIE
RARCHIC
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ram
on/nomenclatures/index.cfm?Ta
rgetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNo
m=NABS_2007&StrLanguageC
ode=EN&IntPcKey=&StrLayout
Code=HIERARCHIC
Nomenclature for the
NABS
Analysis and Comparison of
Science Programmes and
Budgets
Eurostat
Directorate
Collection and Production
Division
Business Outputs and
Developments
Branch
FIRDIT
Financial Surveys
Research Design Innovation and
Technology Branch
Helen Meaker
01633
816763
helen.meaker@ons.gov.uk
David Matthews
01633
816756
David.matthews@ons.gov.uk
Classifications outside the remit of National Statistics
Classification
Abbreviatio Approval
UK department
n/Acronym body
International
WIPO World Intellectual Property Office
Classification of Goods
Intellectual
and Services (Nice
Property
Classification)
Office
Contact details
International Patent
Classification
WIPO World Intellectual Property Office
Intellectual
Property
Office
Peter Slater
WIPO World Intellectual Property Office
Intellectual
Property
Office
Mike Foley
WIPO World Intellectual Property Office
Intellectual
Property
Office
Mike Foley
International
Classification of the
Figurative Elements of
Marks (Vienna
Classification)
International
Classification for
Industrial Designs
(Locarno
Classification)
National Land Use
NLUD
Database
Classifications
Mike Foley
0300 300 2000
mike.foley@ipo.gsi.gov.uk
0300 300 2000
peter.slater@ipo.gsi.gov.uk
0300 300 2000
mike.foley@ipo.gsi.gov.uk
0300 300 2000
mike.foley@ipo.gsi.gov.uk
Department of Communities
and Local Government
(DCLG)
Grant Kelly
Insolvency Service (BIS)
Margaret Sims
0303 44 42277
planning.statistics@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Insolvency Trade
Classification
020 7291 6858
margaret.sims@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk
Jay Khamis
jay.khamis@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk
Nikki Brownie
nikki.brownie@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk
www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency