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Stage One debate on the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: MBM briefing
Overview It is planned that the 2021 Census will gather data for the first time on sexual orientationand on the transgender population, using voluntary questions. The census is the...
25th February 2019
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The case for due diligence: assessing and owning policy and practice
How do public authorities ensure that their policies, practices and services are fair and non-discriminatory? In Scotland, the standard approach is to undertake an Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) which...
22nd February 2019
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Finding the middle ground: sex and gender identity in the 2021 census
This blog looks at some of the arguments and assumptions against retaining a binary sex question in the census and draws out the policy and legal implications. The analysis...
12th February 2019
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Stage 1 report on Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: MBM response
MurrayBlackburnMackenzie response to publication of the Stage 1 report on the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: “We welcome the Stage 1 report of the CTEEA Committee on the Census (Amendment)...
7th February 2019
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Assessing GRA reform: MBM letter to the National Advisory Council on Women & Girls (28 January 2019)
We welcome the establishment of the Advisory Council as a forum to champion the interests of women and girls in issues which are, or should be, receiving current political...
29th January 2019
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Where next for the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill?
This note reflects on the arguments put forward during Stage 1 of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill and the choices facing the Committee at this stage. [Numbers in brackets...
7th January 2019
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Sex and the Census: A review of the sex question since 2001
Introduction This review looks at how the ‘sex’ question has been interpreted in the Censuses for Scotland and for England and Wales since 2001, and plans for England and...
16th December 2018
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Scottish local authorities, ‘sex’ and the Equality Act 2010
Review of 32 Scottish local authorities: Representation of the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ under the Equality Act 2010 1. The purpose of this research was to investigate how...
13th December 2018
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Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: MBM evidence to the CTEEA Committee
Introduction We are grateful for the opportunity to submit evidence as part of the Committee’s Stage 1 considerations of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill will enable voluntary...
4th December 2018