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+title: "README"
+output: html_document
+---
+
+```{r setup, include=FALSE}
+knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE)
+```
+
+# Description
+This package is designed to help with common tasks in the Social Security Scotland statistics team. 
+
+# Getting started
+## Using the package
+To install the package directly from GitHUb, open RStudio and run:
+
+```{r install, message = FALSE}
+devtools::install_github("ScotGovAnalysis/sssstats",
+               upgrade = "never",
+               build_vignettes = TRUE)
+```
+
+For details of the functions available, run `??sssstats` and click `Index` at the bottom of the help page to access the package documentation.
+
+## Contributing to the package
+Contributions to the package are very welcome. If you would like to contribute, please fork the directory and open a pull request.
+
+Details of how to do so are available [here](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request).