About public sector employment statistics: employment by organisation

Overview

This publication provides background and quality information about the employment data (headcount and full-time equivalent) in Public sector employment in Scotland: employment by organisation.

Public sector organisation employment (PSOE) data are consistent with those used to produce the Accredited Official Statistics Public Sector Employment in Scotland (PSE) publication.  PSE presents quarterly headcount and full-time equivalent data for both the devolved and reserved public sectors in Scotland, as well as breakdowns by sector.

Information about data collection, validation, revisions and quality management of source data are relevant to PSOE data and is available in the background and quality information for public sector employment statistics.     

Details about the PSOE statistics are included here in line with the European Statistical System (ESS) quality framework. This covers areas of statistical:

• Relevance
• Accuracy and reliability
• Timeliness and punctuality
• Accessibility and clarity
• Coherence and comparability

Official Statistics Publication for Scotland

These statistics are official statistics. Official statistics are statistics that are produced by crown bodies, those acting on behalf of crown bodies, or those specified in statutory orders, as defined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website.