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Housing related neighbourhood statistics are being developed through a joint working group - the Neighbourhood Statistics Housing Working Group(NSHWG). This group has representation from Scottish Executive, Communities Scotland, Chartered Institute of Housing, and Councils' Housing and Planning functions, and the academic community.
The aim of the group is to develop and take forward a strategy for improving housing related neighbourhood statistics by 2004. This will require
- To identify and prioritise small area statistical information requirements in relation to households and housing that reflect the needs of the policy areas of Area Regeneration and Social Justice.
- To agree a strategy
and workplan for meeting these information requirements. This is likely to include action to enable the production of existing statistics at local level, develop new or improved data collection systems and the development of data analysis tools. The strategy and workplan should also consider potential barriers to securing small area statistics and action for overcoming them. The following review of data sources was used in developing the strategy
- To contribute to the development of individual project proposals, and where appropriate, contribute to delivery of these projects (e.g. staff support to ensure smooth running of pilot data capture projects where organisation is one of the participants).
- Promoting Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics Project through range of dissemination activities to own organisation or representative bodies.
The following link gives details of projects and communications being progressed by the working group.