Author: Kath Murray • Page 15
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MBM statement on Scotland’s Census 2022 sex question guidance
The National Records of Scotland has announced that the guidance to be published alongside the 2022 census questionnaire to help respondents complete the sex question will advise people that...
31st August 2021
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What does the new coalition government mean for opposition party privileges in the Scottish Parliament?
As a party of government, the Scottish Green Party will now have access to the resources of the civil service, via two junior ministerial roles and two dedicated special...
28th August 2021
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Whose views count? Losing sight of sex in the Police Scotland ‘Your Police’ survey
Introduction In a recent press article, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey police Lisa Townsend stated that police forces should collect data on both sex and gender identity....
25th August 2021
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Gender recognition reform: consultation and transparency
Gender recognition reform: consultation and transparency On 20 August 2021 the Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party published its Draft Shared Policy Programme. This stated: “We will reform the...
22nd August 2021
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Use of statistics in the Scottish Government publication ‘Supporting Transgender Pupils in Schools’
Introduction This blog considers the use of statistics in the Scottish Government publication ‘Supporting Transgender Pupils In Schools’. The analysis raises serious concerns on grounds of accuracy, data quality,...
19th August 2021
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MBM submission to the Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland Working Group (August 2021)
This submission can also be downloaded here Introduction During the passage of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, we wrote extensively on the proposed legislation and...
6th August 2021
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Petition 1876: Next steps and further action needed
Our petition initially closed for signatories on 5 July, with 12,834 signatures (see update below). We are very grateful to all those who signed and shared it. All material...
23rd July 2021
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New crowdfunder: Keeping sight of women’s rights in policy and law
Over the past two and a half years, we have researched and written about women’s sex-based rights and gender self-identification across different areas of public policy in the UK....
2nd June 2021
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Letter to the Office for Statistics Regulation on criminal justice statistics: update (18 August 2020)
Many thanks for taking the time to speak to us last week, and updating us on the criminal justice statistics review. Thanks too for talking us through OSR’s proposed...
2nd June 2021
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Letter to the Office for Statistics Regulation on criminal justice statistics (22 June 2020)
22 June 2020 Dear We would like to raise our formal concerns about the reliability of some of the statistics published in ‘Criminal Proceedings in Scotland’. This is...
2nd June 2021