Acknowledgements
As the survey contractors, we are grateful for the commitment of everyone involved in ensuring that the SCJS makes a major contribution to informed policy-making within the Scottish Government. In particular to the current SCJS project team of Stuart King and Helen Fogarty and past project team members including Barry Stalker and Beth MacMaster.
We are indebted for the advice and expertise provided by all those in the Technical Advisory Group; Professor Mike Hough, Alison Walker, Dr Susan McVie and Christos Byron. The ongoing support of the Group is a vital ingredient in the success of the survey.
We would also like to thank TNS- BMRB advisors, Professors Andromachi Tseloni and Ken Pease for their invaluable support throughout the survey.
Thanks are particularly due to the 16,003 individuals who agreed to take part in the survey during the course of 2008-09 and to the team of interviewers from TNS- BMRB who have shown persistence and dedication in collecting the data that is presented in this report. Other staff within TNS- BMRB also deserve thanks for the very important part they play in supporting the SCJS process.
In spite of all this support, any errors that may remain in this report are, of course, our own.
TNS- BMRB
15th December 2009