@ScotStat

Updates about official statistics in Scottish Government, maintained by the Office of the Chief Statistician. Contact: [email protected]

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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
ADR Scotland@SCADR_dataFeb 24
We are delighted to announce that #ADRScotland have been awarded £25 million to deliver collaborative, #policy-relevant #data #research - working with our partners to transform data linkage research. edin.ac/3MMevJg @EPCCed @digitalscots @NatRecordsScot @P_H_S_Official
ADR UK confirms national partnerships to drive further data-driven impact across the UK. Following their successful reinvestment from #UKRI they have now awarded funding to each UK nation: ADR England, ADR Northern Ireland, ADR Scotland and ADR Wales. ADR Scotland look forward to working with each ADR UK partner, to secure research access to administrative data; support public good research for policy priorities in each nation, and further embed public engagement to ensure this work delivers real-world benefits. ADR Scotland brings together Scottish Government with SCADR academics from across Scotland, led by the University of Edinburgh. The new funding of £25 million will transform data linkage and research, driving progress towards Scotland’s National Outcomes and answering key questions about health, education, justice, and social equality.

ALT ADR UK confirms national partnerships to drive further data-driven impact across the UK. Following their successful reinvestment from #UKRI they have now awarded funding to each UK nation: ADR England, ADR Northern Ireland, ADR Scotland and ADR Wales. ADR Scotland look forward to working with each ADR UK partner, to secure research access to administrative data; support public good research for policy priorities in each nation, and further embed public engagement to ensure this work delivers real-world benefits. ADR Scotland brings together Scottish Government with SCADR academics from across Scotland, led by the University of Edinburgh. The new funding of £25 million will transform data linkage and research, driving progress towards Scotland’s National Outcomes and answering key questions about health, education, justice, and social equality.

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Social Security Scotland
@SocSecScot12 Aug 2025
Official statistics published today show that £187.6 million has been paid out in Carer Support Payment since launching as a pilot in November 2023 to 30 June 2025. Read the full publication at bit.ly/CarersStatsAug25
A person is helping another person to stand up. Text on image reads: Over £187 million paid to unpaid carers in Scotland From launch to 30 June 2025

ALT A person is helping another person to stand up. Text on image reads: Over £187 million paid to unpaid carers in Scotland From launch to 30 June 2025

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RESAS@SGRESAS29 May 2025
Total income from farming estimates 2018-2024 were published today: gov.scot/publications/total-…. This is the official measure of profit gained by the agricultural industry in Scotland and a breakdown of the value of farm production, support payments and costs.
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ADR Scotland@SCADR_data24 Mar 2025
Register today for Scotland's inaugural workshop on privacy-preserving record linkage (#PPRL). Learn about the concepts, methods, and challenges of PPRL, and hear from experts about practical real-world applications of #data and PPRL. @TDLCommunity edin.ac/3DI1VWW
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Social Security Scotland
@SocSecScot17 Dec 2024
Latest figures show that as of 31 October 2024, 374,655 people were in receipt of Adult Disability Payment. Adult Disability Payment replaces Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in Scotland. Read the full publication at bit.ly/SSSADPStatsDec24
£2.2 billion paid out in Adult Disability Payment From 21 March 2022 to 31 October 2024

ALT £2.2 billion paid out in Adult Disability Payment From 21 March 2022 to 31 October 2024

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RESAS@SGRESAS12 Dec 2024
Final Estimates of the Cereal and Oilseed Rape Harvest 2024 have been released today! You can find them at gov.scot/publications/cereal…
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Scot Gov Marine
@ScotGovMarine4 Dec 2024
The Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics 2023 have been published. The headline numbers show that Scottish vessels landed 501,000 tonnes of sea fish and shellfish worth £652 million in 2023. Read more at gov.scot/publications/scotti…
Graph showing total tonnage and value of all landings by Scottish vessels. Values are adjusted to 2023 prices. 2023 figures are highlighted: $652 million (value); 501k tonnes (tonnage)

ALT Graph showing total tonnage and value of all landings by Scottish vessels. Values are adjusted to 2023 prices. 2023 figures are highlighted: $652 million (value); 501k tonnes (tonnage)

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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
Social Security Scotland
@SocSecScot26 Nov 2024
View Scottish Child Payment stats at bit.ly/SCPStatsSep24 and Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods stats at bit.ly/BSGStatsSep24
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Social Security Scotland
@SocSecScot13 Nov 2024
Official Statistics have been published today with information on: Child Disability Payment Carer Support Payment Young Carer Grant Official Error in Best Start Foods payments Read the full publications at bit.ly/SocialSecurityScotlan…
Official Statistics published today Child Disability Payment Carer Support Payment Young Carer Grant Best Start Foods

ALT Official Statistics published today Child Disability Payment Carer Support Payment Young Carer Grant Best Start Foods

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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
ADR Scotland@SCADR_data8 Oct 2024
Our #datadriven report on the 'Experiences of CYP who live with #kinship carers in Scotland' is **out now**. Together with our summary info-comic and data insight, it highlights the need for increased support for Scotland’s kinship families. bit.ly/3U13ELV @CELCIStweets
Kinship Care in Scotland needs greater support

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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
UKDS Impact@UKDSImpact24 Sep 2024
🆕NEW on the Data Impact blog🆕 We introduce our latest case study from Morag Treanor (@MoragTreanor) & Patricio Troncoso (@p_tronc). Their work investigates how poverty impacts various outcomes for children. Read it here: blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/how… @UofGSocSci @MorayHouse
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UK Statistics Authority
@UKStatsAuth10 Sep 2024
We are pleased to announce the inaugural UK Statistics Assembly will take place on Wednesday 22 January 2025, in partnership with @RoyalStatSoc. Visit our website to find out how to register and complete the call for contributions⬇️ uksa.statisticsauthority.gov…

UK Statistics Assembly 2025 - UK Statistics Authority

The UK Statistics Assembly The UK Statistics Authority, delivered in partnership with the Royal Statistical Society, took place on Wednesday 22 January 2025. The Assembly was established in response...

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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
Alessia Morris@AlessiaMorris_12 Sep 2024
The new ADR policy and impact team @ScotStat presenting on new development work to embed further the policy dimension into the ADR Scotland programme @adr_uk @digitalscots @RDS_Scotland @SGChiefStat @SCADR_data
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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
Scotland's Census@Scotscensus22 Aug 2024
#ScotlandsCensus2022 data on housing is out now. Get the report > bit.ly/Censushousingreport Read on for some key results 👇
census information on housing available now

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ADR Scotland@SCADR_data20 Aug 2024
'@scotgov confirm they hope to use #data to support #Scotland's #vision to be a wealthier, greener and more equal country. Noting that #trust is vital when using the public's data- to give assurance that data is kept safe, secure and anonymous so no-one can be identified.
Digital Scotland@digitalscots20 Aug 2024
The Scottish Government's Digital Citizen Division are pleased to publish two new public dialogue reports on ethical data use and sharing in Scotland. Read the reports: tinyurl.com/publicdatause tinyurl.com/datasharingoutsi…
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Office for Statistics Regulation
@StatsRegulation16 Aug 2024
The latest blog in our analytical leadership series is from @P_H_S_Official, offering thoughts on the importance and value of collaboration as a key feature of analytical leadership at Public Health Scotland 👇 osr.statisticsauthority.gov.…
A picture of a hand holding a phone with a preview of a blog on the OSR website, along the text "new guest blog"

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ADR Scotland@SCADR_data14 Aug 2024
Delighted our research is out - exploring the patterning of educational #exclusions in Scottish secondary #schools; examining the variation across schools and council areas, plus the effects of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the pupils. @ScotGovEdu
ADR UK@adr_uk14 Aug 2024
Researchers at ADR Scotland (@SCADR_data) analysing temporary #exclusions in Scottish secondary schools have uncovered significant variations across schools and council areas. These are influenced by demographic and socioeconomic factors. adruk.org/news-publications/…
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Social Security Scotland
@SocSecScot13 Aug 2024
According to latest figures, 88,615 unpaid carers received Carer’s Allowance Supplement in June 2024. Carer’s Allowance Supplement gets paid automatically to carers in Scotland who get either Carer Support Payment or Carer’s Allowance. Read more⬇️ bit.ly/CarersAllowanceSupple…
Icon of a wallet and a heart. Text on image reads: Over £25 million paid to eligible carers this June

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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
ADR Scotland@SCADR_data6 Aug 2024
Join us tomorrow at 17:30 BST in person @BayesCentre or online for the launch of #Geospatial #Data Fringe- explore some of the interesting and innovative work going on in the #geospatial space, before a panel discussion and audience Q&A on the topic! @ScotStat @RDS_Scotland
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Scottish Government Statistics retweeted
GSS@UKGSS16 Jul 2024
There’s still time to submit an abstract to present a parrallel session or poster at the #GSSConference2024. Submissions close this Friday, don’t miss out, start your application now: bit.ly/4bGRON4
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