Health and Wellbeing Census: detailed privacy notice

Data we collect

The data collected and processed by the Scottish Government will be on the views of children and young people being educated in Scotland’s schools in relation to their own health and wellbeing. The data from the views of children and young people is initially received by the local authority from conducting their own surveys.

Although schools and local authorities require and collect a lot of additional information about the children and young people they are responsible for educating, not all of this information is shared with the Scottish Government. For example, we do not collect the names or addresses of children and young people.

The information from children and young people that will be shared with, and processed by, the Scottish Government will be:

• Child / Young Person’s Scottish Candidate Number
• Child / Young Person’s school identifier
• Child / Young Person’s attitude to school
• Child / Young Person’s perception of achievement
• Child / Young Person’s pressure of school work
• Child / Young Person’s physical activity/exercise
• Child / Young Person’s eating behaviours
• Child / Young Person’s general health
• Child / Young Person’s general wellbeing (life satisfaction)
• Child / Young Person’s mental wellbeing
• Child / Young Person’s physical or mental health condition
• Child / Young Person’s sleep pattern
• Child / Young Person’s feeling of discrimination
• Child / Young Person’s relationship with peers
• Child / Young Person’s self-perception (body image)
• Child / Young Person’s social media and online experience
• Child / Young Person’s relationships with family / environment
• Child / Young Person’s relationships with parents/carers
• Child / Young Person’s resilience
• Child / Young Person’s involvement in decision making
• Child / Young Person’s use of alcohol (S2 pupils upwards)
• Child / young Person’s use of tobacco (S2 pupils upwards)
• Child / Young Person’s use of drugs (S4 pupils upwards)
• Child / Young Person’s involvement in positive activities
• Child / Young Person’s caring responsibilities
• Child / Young Person’s experience of bullying
• Child / Young Person’s aspirations and career planning
• Child / Young Person’s relationships and sexual health (S4 pupils upwards)
• Child / Young Person’s sedentary behaviour
• Child / Young Person’s places to play

More information about this data collection can be found here:

Health and Wellbeing Census - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

What happens if I do not finish the survey?

Your progress is automatically saved after each page when completing the survey. This means that responses provided will be saved and submitted on your behalf, even if the survey was not completed.