Publications

Housing and Reoffending: Supporting people who serve short-term sentences to secure and sustain stable accommodation on liberation - Research Finding

The research focused on the problems that people who serve short sentences in Scotland have finding and keeping stable housing and the services that can help improve housing outcomes. The findings describe a complex cycle of housing problems faced by people serving short sentences, their interlinked causes and impacts and the difficulties these problems pose in desistance from offending.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 08 January 2016

Children's development at the start of school in Scotland and the progress made during their first school year: An analysis of PIPS baseline and follow-up assessment data

This report shows the results of analysis on the starting points and progress of children in Scotland in Primary 1 in early maths, early literacy and non-cognitive development and behaviour.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 06 January 2016

Children's development at the start of school in Scotland and the progress made during their first school year: An analysis of PIPS baseline and follow-up assessment data - Research Findings

These Research Findings shows the main results of analysis on the starting points and progress of children in Scotland in Primary 1 in early maths, early literacy and non-cognitive development and behaviour.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 06 January 2016

Increasing the hours of free early learning and child care provision - An exploratory analysis of parents' views on the proposed increase to 1140 hours per year

This report provides the analysis of an exploratory survey conducted by Education Analytical Services within the Scottish Government on the views of 4485 parents of 3 and 4 year olds on the proposed increase, by 2020, of free early learning and child care hours.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 24 December 2015

Mapping Flood Disadvantage in Scotland 2015: Methodology Report

This report describes the methods applied in developing the flood disadvantage dataset for the project Mapping Flood Disadvantage in Scotland 2015.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 23 December 2015

Mapping Flood Disadvantage in Scotland 2015: Research Findings

This document summarises the main findings from the project Mapping Flood Disadvantage in Scotland 2015.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 23 December 2015

Mapping flood disadvantage in Scotland 2015: report

This research identifies and maps the neighbourhoods in Scotland that would be most disadvantaged by flooding.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 23 December 2015

Consultation on Review of the Role of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board: Findings from the Analysis of Consultation Responses

This report presents the findings from the analysis of responses to the consultation on the review of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (2015).

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 22 December 2015

Consultation on the Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People Strategy: Analysis of Responses

Analysis of written responses to the draft Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People Strategy.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 21 December 2015

Consultation on the Pregnancy and Parenthood in Young People Strategy: Analysis of Responses - Research Findings