Regional view
Scotland Dashboard
Scotland — 42 indicators across 10 domains; devolved services from Scottish sources (Public Health Scotland, Scottish Government, Police Scotland, Scottish Courts / SPS), compared at the stress-score level.
Scotland Societal Resilience · June 2026
A single measured reading across ten national systems. Scotland is under strain, and has eased 4 points since the previous release.
Confidence Medium · 40 of 42 indicators verified
Release movements
What changed this release
Key deteriorations
| Metric | Domain | Score | Movement | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail cancellations (GB) | Infrastructure | 62 | +21 pts | 0.85 |
| Zero-hours contracts | Work and Productivity | 80 | +20 pts | 0.75 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | Work and Productivity | 66 | +19 pts | 0.90 |
| NHS Scotland delayed-discharge beds per day | Public Service Capacity | 85 | +18 pts | 0.85 |
| Poverty after housing costs | Living Standards | 44 | +14 pts | 0.85 |
Key improvements
| Metric | Domain | Score | Movement | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public sector net borrowing | Fiscal Resilience | 31 | −41 pts | 0.90 |
| Current budget deficit | Fiscal Resilience | 30 | −34 pts | 0.85 |
| Headroom against fiscal rules | Fiscal Resilience | 32 | −33 pts | 0.70 |
| Business births minus closures | Work and Productivity | 22 | −26 pts | 0.80 |
| Economic inactivity rate (16–64) | Work and Productivity | 15 | −24 pts | 0.80 |
Scotland · measured
10 systems under review — Scotland
Rows link to the UK-level detail page (per-region detail is a later phase). Scores shown are Scotland-specific.
Weighting
What drives the headline figure
The headline is a weighted reading across all systems. This shows which carry the most weight once their stress score and domain weight are combined.
Historical trajectory
Scotland stress over time
Systemic risk
Systemic Risk Penalty
No systemic risk penalty applied this release — fewer than three domains are in the Critical band. The penalty activates when three or more domains simultaneously reach Critical (+5 pts) or Near Midnight (+10 pts), reflecting the increased probability that concurrent failures become self-reinforcing.
Partial live data
Live data coverage — 40 of 42 metrics from verified official sources; the rest are clearly-labelled seed data. Do not cite seed figures as final statistics.