1. Authority Assessment: One year on Neil Jackson UK Statistics Authority Scotstat Annual Conference, 1 Nov 2010

2. Coverage of presentation Assessment and Trustworthiness Published Assessment Reports Impact of assessment Emerging findings Forward plans

3. Designation Statistics… Meet identified user needs Are produced, managed and disseminated to high standards Are well explained

4. Published Assessment Reports Scottish Government9 Information Services Division5 Northern Ireland5 Welsh Assembly Government3 UK Government Departments26 Office for National Statistics10 Other7 Total65

5. Published reports for Scottish Government Recorded Crime in ScotlandJun-09 The Scottish Health SurveySep-09 Scottish House Condition SurveySep-09 Scottish Crime and Justice SurveySep-09 Statistics on Children Looked After by Local Authorities in ScotlandOct-09 Scottish Household Survey outputsDec-09 Scottish Labour Market StatisticsDec-09 Schools for ScotlandJul-10 Statistics on Transport in ScotlandOct-10

6. Other published reports for Scotland Statistics on Cancer in ScotlandMay-10 Statistics on Cancer Screening in ScotlandMay-10 Statistics on NHS Scotland WorkforceMay-10 NHS Waiting times, ScotlandJul-10 Statistics on Prescribing in ScotlandOct-10 Special Assessment of the 2011 Censuses in the UK: Phase 1Mar-10

7. Requirements made in first 50 Assessment reports

8. Emerging Findings Need for more systematic engagement with users Needs a clearer understanding of the uses made of official statistics Better documentation of strengths and weaknesses of statistics in relation to their uses Scope to enhance the presentation of the statistics and the accompanying commentary

9. Principle 1: Meetings User Needs Practice 1: Engage effectively with users of statistics to promote trust and maximise public value Practice 2: Investigate and document the needs of users of official statistics, the use made of existing statistics and the types of decisions they inform

10. Recommendations from Strengthening User Engagement National Statistician to lead consultations on how best to use web technology … to enhance the accessibility of official statistics Improve communications between statistical experts and journalists A web-based forum to enable users to communicate more easily and openly; Producers to work more actively with the Statistics Users Forum

11. Website Statistics Authority http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/

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