Scottish Government

Office of the Chief Statistician (OCS) seminar presentation

Ethnicity Classifications Consultation

Julie Bright

Office of the Chief Statistician

Introduction

• What stage we are at now
• Developing options and writing consultation document
• Encouraging engagement
• How to get further information
• Steps following consultation

Where we are now

• We have conducted research and held this seminar
• Next stages:
• Develop the written consultation document including draft options
• Consider how we can best engage communities

Consultation document

• Develop draft options and write consultation document, using research and seminar to inform (April-end May)
• Publish Consultation document and research (mid June)
• Responses due in 12 weeks (by mid Sept)

Engaging communities

• We will forward the consultation document to stakeholders we know about
• Publish on Scottish Executive website:
• http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Consultations/Current
• Continue to advertise on 'One Scotland website' and using information leaflet:
• http://www.infoscotland.com/noplace/ethnic_classifications
• Consider ideas generated from seminar to try to maximise engagement
• Ask seminar attendees to continue to engage with the consultation and to advertise within their own networks

Further information

• Summary note of the seminar outcomes to all attendees (by end April)
• Consultation and research report to attendees when published (mid June)
• Mailbox: ethnic-classifications@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
• Good practice guidance aim to follow can be found at: ww.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/1066/0006061.pdf

Steps following consultation..

• Analyse responses and design classification system for piloting (Mid Sept - Early Nov)
• Pilot in Census Test (Spring 2006)
• Review results & make any refinements (2006/07)
• Publish report including recommendations for system to be used in 2008 rehearsal (2006/07)