Statistics and research
Find out more about statistics and research in the Scottish Government.
33 results
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Scottish Household Survey 2023: trust in public institutions
The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) is an annual survey of the general population in Scotland, carried out since 1999. It collects information on a range of topics through a random sample of people in private residences. This publication contains key findings on questions about trust in institutions
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- Scottish Household Survey results
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Public dialogue on the use of data by the public sector in Scotland
This report presents the findings from a public dialogue on the use of data in Scotland commissioned by the Scottish Government to explore the ethics of data-led projects. The purpose of the panel was to inform approaches to data use by the Scottish Government and public sector agencies in Scotland.
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Public dialogue on data sharing outside of the public sector in Scotland
The Scottish Government commissioned a public dialogue to explore the concept of public benefit, and specifically the extent to which data sharing outside of the public sector is in the public benefit. This report builds on the findings from the public dialogue on the use of data in Scotland.
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Market research of existing Civic Technologies for participation
Technologies to support citizen deliberation and participation form a growing market. This work has been commissioned to support the development of new technologies aimed at enhancing and scaling the use of the Scottish Government's Participation Framework for data governance.
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Building a New Scotland: An independent Scotland's Place in the World
This paper sets out the Scottish Government's proposals for an independent Scotland's place in the world.
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Building a New Scotland - an independent Scotland's place in the world: easy read version
This paper sets out the Scottish Government's proposals for an independent Scotland's place in the world.
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Building a new Scotland: a stronger economy with independence - easy read
Easy read summary of the Scottish Government’s proposals for the economy of an independent Scotland. Further details, including the range of evidence that informs the proposals, references to sources and analysis, and the rationale for these proposals, are set out in the full publication.
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A caring, compassionate and human rights informed drug policy for Scotland
Outlines what a progressive, evidence-based drugs policy would look like with public health and the reduction of harm as its underlying principles.
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Building a New Scotland: Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland
This paper sets out the Scottish Government’s proposals for a written constitution that puts democracy, rights and equality at the heart of everything we do as an independent country.
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Building a New Scotland - Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland: summary
Summary of the Scottish Government’s proposals for a modern constitution in an independent Scotland. Further details, including the range of evidence that informs the proposals, references to sources and analysis, and the rationale for these proposals, are set out in the full publication.