Scottish Government

The Statisticians in Scotland section provides background information on the work of statisticians within goverment and how to apply for a job as an assistant statistician.

The Policies and Procedures section provides information on how official statistics produced and published by the Scottish Government and other bodies are governed and the frameworks within which we work

• National and Official Statistics
  Provides information on arrangements in Scotland to ensure the quality and integrity of official statistics.
• Guidance for Public Bodies Producing Official Statistics Provides guidance and links tailored specifically for public bodies producing and publishing statistics under official statistics procedures.
• Statistics Planning
  Presents statistics plans and annual reports on performance.

The Methodology and Technical Notes section provides background information on key methodologies used in compiling our statistics.

• Methodology
  Information on statistical methodologies, classifications, and geographies, including our Methodology Glossary.
• Scotland Performs Technical Notes
  Technical Notes providing background information on Scotland Performs National Indicators and Purpose Targets.

The Key Outputs section highlights some key cross-cutting statistical outputs.

• High Level Trends
  Statistical trends on the main areas of government activity in Scotland.
• Major Statistical Surveys
  Information about large scale population and household surveys conducted in Scotland, work underway to co-ordinate surveys across Scotland, and the core question bank.
• Review of Non-Statutory Quantitative Data Requirements of Local Government and Public Bodies in 2005/06 and 2008/09
  A one-off publication presenting statistics on the number of non-statutory data collections by the Scottish Government in 2005/06 and 2008/09.

For associated information, please browse or search statistics from the Statistics home page.