Who is carrying out the study?

The study is being carried out by the Scottish Centre for Social Research in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships on behalf of the Scottish Government Education Department . This department employs researchers who will use Growing Up in Scotland Study data to make sure policy makers are fully informed of the details of what life in Scotland is really like for families with young children.

In addition to these Government departments, the data (and reports from the study) are also made available to people in the wider community, such as universities, so that additional research can be done.

In this way, the Government can ensure that the most is made of all the data collected. It also means that people with a wide range of perspectives on British society can offer their own interpretations of the data.

The Scottish Centre for Social Research is part of the National Centre for Social Research , Britain's largest independent, non-profit social research institute. We carry out many important research studies for the Scottish Government, UK government departments, research councils, voluntary organisations and charitable foundations. All of our interviewers abide by a code of conduct and register with the local police of the area in which they are interviewing.
The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships is made up of a number of researchers from Scottish universities specialising in research on children and families in Scotland.

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