Dear Ed, Developing a modern statistical system – A review of Scotland’s Census 2022 – second progress update I last wrote to you at the end of May to update on progress made in implementing the recommendations from our internal review of the Census. At that point, I indicated that I would provide further details […]
Dear Ed, In February, I wrote to you to let you know that our internal review of the Census had been published. This included four recommendations focussed on learning for the future delivery of strategically important statistical exercises across the Scottish Statistical System. I have appreciated your support for this work and the recognition of […]
Dear Alastair, Thank you for your response to our letter regarding the Health and Wellbeing Census in Scotland. We welcome the publication of the Health and Wellbeing Census Scotland: Background Report. We consider that this document will provide valuable information to users and meets the requirement for Scottish Government to review its approach to developing questions […]
Dear Ed, Thank you for your letter of 13 February regarding the Scottish Governent’s review of our approach to developing questions for the Health and Wellbeing Census. I can confirm that the outcomes of this review have now been published. Health and Wellbeing Census Scotland: Background Report Your letter also raises important questions around the […]
Dear Ed, I commissioned my team in Scottish Government to undertake an internal review to examine whether statisticians had sufficient seniority and influence to effectively respond to challenges during the 2022 Census programme. This followed on from the publication of reports by the Office for Statistical Regulation in 2019 and 2023 and subsequent discussions with […]
Dear Alastair, Thank you for sharing that the internal review on Scotland’s Census 2022 is complete and has now been published. I am pleased to hear that you and your team have taken the opportunity to build on our suggestions highlighted in our 2019 and 2023 Assessment reports to reflect and learn lessons from your […]
Dear Alastair In July 2022, we wrote to you following our compliance check of the Scottish Health and Wellbeing Census in July 2022. In this letter, we requested that the Scottish Government review its approach to developing questions for the Health and Wellbeing Census and that the outcomes of this review be made publicly available. To […]
Statistical Strategic Priorities in Scotland Dear Ed, Officials in my office have been in discussion with your colleagues regarding the strategic priorities that we are currently pursuing across the statistical system here in Scotland. Further to these discussions, I am writing to you to inform you of the benefits we aim to achieve, and the […]
Dear Alastair, Statistical Strategic Priorities in Scotland Thank you for your letter setting out your approach to setting statistical priorities for the Scottish Government. We support your approach and there are several features that we regard as best practice, including the identification and communication of priorities for each analytical area; the involvement of users; and […]
Dear Alastair Compliance Check of the Scottish Health Survey Statistics We recently carried out a compliance check of the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. These statistics were designated as National Statistics in 2010, and we are pleased to confirm that they should continue to be accredited under the […]