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Statistics & the CHMA (+ - % = < >) Charles Brown Assistant Statistician

Statistics & the CHMA (+ - % = < >) Charles Brown Assistant Statistician Communities Analytical Services. 1. Overview. Biography Statistical remit of the Centre Statistics training programme Statistics guidance & advice Statistics on the Centre’s new website

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Statistics & the CHMA (+ - % = < >) Charles Brown Assistant Statistician

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  1. Statistics & the CHMA (+ - % = < >) Charles Brown Assistant Statistician Communities Analytical Services 1

  2. Overview • Biography • Statistical remit of the Centre • Statistics training programme • Statistics guidance & advice • Statistics on the Centre’s new website • Contacting the Centre • Question time 2

  3. A Bit About Me! Quick Biography • Graduated Edinburgh University 1999 - Psychology (25% applied statistics) • Joined Scottish Government in1999 • Held posts in Health, Justice, OCEA and OCS • Joined CHMA in August 2008 – new to housing! Government Statistical Service (GSS) • I am also a member of the GSS • 100+ statisticians in SG, with 1,000+ statistics collections • I can tap into this pool of statistics expertise to help you 3

  4. Why have a Statistician in the CHMA? • Housing Need & Demand Assessments (HNDAs) need a robust evidence-base using many & diverse statistics • The HNDA Guidance requires LAs to collect & analyse statistics – pretty technical in parts! • LAs have differing levels of analytical resource available – some more that others • The Centre to provide extra statistical resource if needed – to help LAs with analytical work for HNDAs 4

  5. Function 1: Guidance & Advice • Run statistics training on relevant datasets – starting now! • Help LAs apply theHNDA Guidance and share best practice • Improve access to datasets via the Centre’s website – our ‘statistics portal’ • Advise on statistical methods & techniques to help maximise the quality of HNDAs • Provide market context material eg research on housing, regeneration, equalities etc to complement HNDAs 5

  6. Function 2: Our Formal Role • Responsible for “considering” if the process used to produce HNDAs is ROBUST & CREDIBLE • My role - to see if the PROCESS by which HNDA statistics are derived is robust & credible - not the numbers per se • A quality assurance process to; - help LAs avoid HNDAs being challenged at Enquiry by Reporters - help you maximise the statistical rigour of your HNDAs • HNDAs will use local information and progress at different speeds - Centre is flexible here not prescriptive. About partnership working, in the spirit of the new Concordat to achieve the best HNDAs * Ongoing guidance and advice = robust and credible HNDAs * 6

  7. Training Programme 2008 - 2009 • Some statistics training planned & some finalised. Key sessions; -2 housing statistics events; today & 29 January 2009 - HNDA Guidance (2008) step-by-step application - Equality statistics • Training back up by web-based materials eg presentations, information packs, podcasts (maybe)……. • Run regionally where possible – we’ll be on the road! • Training is not set in stone so please tell us what you’d like 7

  8. Guidance & Advice • We can give statistical guidance on; - application of the HNDA Guidance (2008) -methodology eg sampling, confidence intervals etc - sourcing secondary data & selecting the best data -commissioning primary data eg local surveys -analysing and report statistics -……..so please get in touch! • CHMA website will list Q&As – a problem shared is a problem halved 8

  9. Statistics on CHMA Website • CHMA website is under construction. Goes live soon at; http://www.scotland.gov.uk/chma • To include; -‘Statistics Portal’ with links to relevant HNDA statistics -Best practice to share local knowledge & expertise -Training materials & calendar -Market context materials -Guidance inc; HNDA Guidance & its application, statistics guide -Business plan -Stakeholder engagement inc. Steering group • To be a source of practical, usable information. Simple & easy to use • Will develop over time. This is your resourceso tell us what you think? 9

  10. Contacting Us • Can contact the Centre directly • Preferred route is through local HID teams • A single response from the Centre and HID together • On receipt of queries will agree timescales for response • Ways to make contact: Mailbox:chma@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0131 244 0870 • If statistics queries are HNDA-related, contact the Centre first and we will notify the relevant statistician 10

  11. Your Views? • To help us help you, we are seeking your views on; -the statistics training you need most - the statistics guidance you need - content you would like on the website - how best to contact & feedback to you • So let us know your thoughts 11

  12. So in Summary… • The Centre is your resource – so please use us! • We’re about partnership working to help achieve the best HNDAs possible – based on sound evidence • Keep in touch as you progress your HNDAs and lets all progress gradually to ‘robust’ and ‘credible’ • Your the local experts & we need to learn from you – tell us about best practice, difficulties, your issues • Lets share our knowledge and expertise across the board – we’re all in this together. 12

  13. Thank You ANY QUESTIONS? 13

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