The Scottish government “need to do better” in how sensitive information is gathered from schoolchildren after access to a controversial census on sexual experiences was halted. Education secretary Jenny Gilruth told MSPs she would be raising concerns with officials after BBC Scotland News found data from the 2021 health and wellbeing survey was being advertised for use by external researchers. More than 130,000 schoolchildren took part in the census, carried out in 2021. The government said pupils would not be identifiable from any data gathered, but Ms Gilruth said access to the data was being put on hold. Parents claimed they were unaware the answers might be used in this way.
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