Category: Data collection • Page 4
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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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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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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
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MBM response to the UK Statistics consultation on inclusive data (26 March 2021)
(Sent by email, 26 March 2021) Dear Sir/Madam, Since 2018 we have undertaken extensive research and analysis on data collection in relation to sex and gender identity. Our work...
31st May 2021
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Letter to Scotland’s Chief Statistician on the Working group on sex and gender identity in data (20 January 2020)
20 January 2020 Dear Roger, Thank you for meeting us last week to discuss our views on sex and gender data, and your plans for making recommendations for Ministers....
30th May 2021
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Letter to the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee: MBM position on data collection (11 September 2019)
Letter to the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee (CTEEA) explaining our position on data collection, in response to a letter co-signed by a number of LGBT organisations...
30th May 2021
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Letter to the CTEEA Committee: key issues on the census sex question (11 September 2019)
Letter to CTEEA Committee, setting out key issues and concerns about the sex question in Scotland's census.
30th May 2021
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Letter to the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee: EU legislation on the census (7 October 2019)
Our letter to the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee: EU legislation on EU legistlation and the census. 7 October 2019 Dear Committee Members, We would like to...
30th May 2021
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MBM response to the Chief Statistician’s Working Group on sex and gender identity data
In December 2020 the Scottish Government published the Chief Statistician’s draft guidance on the collection of data on sex and gender for public bodies. The draft guidance advises that...
28th May 2021