FOI Request - Health and Wellbeing Census

Request 101002940770

Could I please request the following under Freedom of Information legislation:

•       What correspondence has the local authority had with the Scottish Government in relation to the 2021/22 School Health and Wellbeing Census between 19 February 2020 and 02 December 2021?

•       Will the local authority be using the questions provided by the Scottish Government for P5 and S4 2021/22 Health and Wellbeing Census?

•       If the local authority is not using the 2021/22 Health and Wellbeing Census questions provided by the Scottish Government, is the local authority asking the Scottish Government to amend the questions or will they be amending the questions themselves?

•       Will the local authority be publishing the 2021/22 Health and Wellbeing Census online so that parents can view the final set of questions that is being asked of the school children?

Response 05-01-21

•       What correspondence has the local authority had with the Scottish Government in relation to the 2021/22 School Health and Wellbeing Census between 19 February 2020 and 02 December 2021?

- Letters to Directors dated 25 June 2021; 30 September 2020; and 24 January 2020
- From 17 August  - 15 December online meetings held every two weeks

•       Will the local authority be using the questions provided by the Scottish Government for P5 and S4 2021/22 Health and Wellbeing Census?

We are currently pausing our participation in the survey so we can review the questions more closely. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. 

•       If the local authority is not using the 2021/22 Health and Wellbeing Census questions provided by the Scottish Government, is the local authority asking the Scottish Government to amend the questions or will they be amending the questions themselves?

As directed by the SG, we will be amending the question ourselves.  

•       Will the local authority be publishing the 2021/22 Health and Wellbeing Census online so that parents can view the final set of questions that is being asked of the school children?

As we have currently paused our participation in the HWB survey a decision about this has not yet been taken. This information therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.