INTRODUCTION
Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics ( SNS) aims to make the most of the wealth of small area information held within central government which can help inform the development and monitoring of national and local policy. Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics has developed consistent small area statistical geographies and a range of socio-economic aggregate statistics from administrative systems that are being used across government.
The latest phase of the project was launched in February 2007 which includes a number of major user enhancement is described in more detail later in this guide. Despite these enhancements, however, SNS will continue to be developed over the coming years, clearly demonstrating the Executive's ongoing commitment to making up-to-date small area information available to as wide an audience as possible.
This guide also outlines how SNS is being used, the data and geography being developed, and the main features of the internet site used to disseminate the statistics.
We would welcome any comments or suggestions that would help us to improve Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics.
Office of the Chief Statistician
Scottish Executive
