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Diminishing the value of public sector data: How the Chief Statistician’s guidance lost sight of biological sex
Download a copy of Diminishing the value of public sector data: How the Chief Statistician’s guidance lost sight of biological sex On 22 September 2021 the Scottish Government published...
4th November 2021
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MBM response to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee decision on Petition 1876
We are pleased at the Committee’s decision to continue to work on the petition and gather further evidence. The petition raises substantive questions about the accuracy and reliability of...
6th October 2021
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MBM September 2021 newsletter
September 2021 Petition on recording rape Our petition on the recording of rape by Police Scotland closed in early July, after gathering over 12k signatures. Since then a number...
30th September 2021
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Leaving women and girls behind? How the Inclusive Data Taskforce report sets England and Wales on a different path to Scotland
The publication of the UK Statistics Authority ‘Inclusive Data Taskforce’ recommendations report Leaving no one behind – How can we be more inclusive in our data? looks to set...
29th September 2021
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MBM response to the Scottish Government guidance on collecting data on sex, gender identity and trans status
The final Scottish Government guidance on collecting data on sex, gender identity and trans status states: Where it is not necessary and proportionate, a question requiring the disclosure of...
22nd September 2021
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Gender recognition reform: are women’s concerns valid?
In an interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland on 10 September, the First Minister stated that women’s concerns about GRA reform were “not valid” and that it...
10th September 2021
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Gender recognition reform and international developments
The current reliance on ‘international developments’ in relation to gender recognition reform is under-researched and misplaced. The Scottish Government needs to look much more critically at the precedents legislated...
8th September 2021
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Consulation on GRA reform: missing data, cost cutting, and delayed publication
The Scottish Government has now published the independent analysis of the responses to the consultation on the draft Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. In total 17,058 responses were available...
6th September 2021
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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