ScotStat Data Linkage Conference
Monday 26 March 2012
COSLA, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH
Data linkage is the joining of two or more administrative or survey datasets to greatly increase the power of analysis then possible with the data. This conference was concerned exclusively with data linkage for research and statistical purposes.
The aim of this conference was to inform users and producers of Scottish statistics about data linkage activity that is underway or planned, encourage debate, listen to views and help share ideas.
PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS
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| 9.00-9.30 | REGISTRATION AND COFFEE |
| 9.30-10.15 | A Data Linkage Framework for Scotland  Sara Grainger The consultation paper on the aims and principles of the framework can be accessed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/03/3260/0 Statistician, Office of the Chief Statistician + Performance, Scottish Government |
| 10.15-11.00 | Proportionate Information Governance: Reducing burden without diluting scrutiny Graeme Laurie Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh, Chairman of the Privacy Advisory Committee for Scotland and lead on the "Governance" Core Programme for SHIP (Scottish Health Informatics Programme) |
| 11.00-11.20 | Sharing Information – Conforming to the ICO Code of Practice Ken Macdonald Assistant Information Commissioner for Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| 11.20-11.50 | COFFEE |
| 11.50-12.45 | Morning Breakout Workshops |
| 12.45-13.30 | LUNCH |
| 13.30-14.00 | Understanding criminal careers in Scotland: Linking self-reported offending and criminal convictions data Susan McVie Professor of Quantitative Criminology in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh |
| 14.00-14.30 | Children’s Service: making better use of routinely collected data to support service planning, delivery and evaluation. Opportunities, barriers and gaps. Janice McGhee Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. |
| 14.30-15.20 | Coffee + Afternoon Breakout Workshops |
| 15.20-16.10 | Involving the public through research and engagement Sarah Cunningham-Burley Professor of Medical and Family Sociology in the Division of Community Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh and lead on the "Public Engagement" Core Programme for SHIP |
| 16.10-17.00 | Next steps and Ask the Panel Chaired by Roger Halliday Chief Statistician, Scottish Government This session will be an opportunity to reflect on the issues raised through-out the conference and ask questions of Roger Halliday, Graeme Laurie, Sarah Cunningham-Burley and Ken Macdonald. |
| 17.00 | CLOSE |
Morning break-out workshops
| M1 Individual referencing systems Anthea Springbett (NHS Information Services Division) |
| M2 Making data linkable: The ScotXed Story Albert King (ScotXed, Scottish Government) |
| M3 An Introduction to the Scottish Longitudinal Study Gillian Raab (University of St Andrews) |
| M4 Linkages between the Scottish Health Survey and administrative data Lisa Given (ScotCen Social Research) and Iain Atherton (University of Stirling, Highland Campus) |
| M5 Probabilistic and Deterministic methods of record linkage Stephen Sharp and Muriel Douglas (National Records Scotland) |
Afternoon break-out workshops
| A1 SHIP, SAIL and ScotXed logistical models Violet Warwick (SHIP) + Albert King (ScotXed) + David Ford (SAIL) |
| A2 Best practice in Privacy Impact Assessment Maureen Falconer (Information Commissioners Office) |
| A3 Data integration - the future for population statistics? Kirsty MacLachlan (National Records Scotland) |
| A4 Setting up a cross sectoral data linkage project – experiences so far from the ‘Linking social care, housing support & health data’ project Ellen Lynch (Health Analytical Services, Scottish Government) + Anthea Springbett (ISD) |
| A5 Safeguarding children in the community – exploring the potential of routinely collected data to explore outcomes for children. Janice McGhee (University of Edinburgh) + Gary Sutton (Scottish Government) |
For queries about the presentations or the Scotland-wide Data Linkage Framework, contact Sara.Grainger@Scotland.gsi.gov.uk