National Mission on Drugs: annual monitoring report 2022-2023

11. An Official Statistics in Development Publication for Scotland

These statistics are official statistics in development. Official statistics in development may be new or existing statistics and will be tested with users in line with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.

Future development of this publication will focus on identifying where limitations or gaps in available data limit comprehensive assessment of progress. Due consideration will be given to the potential for improving the monitoring of the National Mission by, for example, leveraging data already collected but not published, exploring opportunities for data linkage and expanding data collection. Development will also include meaningfully engaging with people with lived and living experience, for which a consultation plan has already been developed. Collectively, these efforts reaffirm the commitment to continuous improvement under the Code of Practice to ensure that National Mission monitoring metrics remain both relevant and fit for purpose.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value that all producers of official statistics should adhere to in the Code of Practice for Statistics.