Collection

Carers Census

Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care

Census of unpaid carers being supported by Local Authorities and Carer Centres across Scotland

Introduction

The Carers Census collects a variety of information on unpaid carers being supported by Local Authorities and Carer Centres across Scotland. This information is being collected in part to help monitor the implementation of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, which came into force on 1st April 2018.

The decision has been taken to move from an annual to a biennial reporting cycle for the Carers Census from 2023-24 onwards, therefore the next collection period will be 2025-26. This is to enable extensive user engagement and improvement work to be undertaken, to improve the overall quality and utility of the census.

Publications

Information for data suppliers

Carers Census: information for data suppliers

Other health and social care publications

For other publications relating to health and social care, please see the health and social care analysis page of our website.

Contact

If you have any questions about this publication, or suggestions for what we could do better, please contact the Social Care Analytical Unit (SCAU): SWStat@gov.scot

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