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Last chance saloon: preserving the integrity of the sex question in the 2021 census
Last month, following a parliamentary evidence session on the 2021 census, the Scottish Parliament’s Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee (CTEEA) Committee wrote to the National Records of Scotland...
1st November 2019
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Scotland’s Census 2021 Impact Assessments Stakeholder Survey: MBM response
We have completed the National Records of Scotland (NRS) online survey on the draft Equality Impact Assessment for Scotland’s 2021 census. Our main substantive responses are shown below. Q....
29th September 2019
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Losing count: consultation on the sex question in the 2021 census
BackgroundIn June 2019 the Scottish Parliament passed the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, with the effect of introducing new voluntary questions on gender self-identity and sexual orientation in the 2021...
24th September 2019
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MBM statement on the 2021 census
Earlier this year, MSPs from all parties voted to include a new question on trans status in the 2021 Census. Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equality...
9th September 2019
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Proposals to test the census sex question guidance miss the point
As part of its preparation for the 2021 Scotland census, National Records of Scotland (NRS) are planning to commission testing which looks at the effect of offering different forms...
19th August 2019
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Losing Sight of Women’s Rights: the unregulated introduction of gender self-identification as a case study of policy capture in Scotland
Losing sight of women’s rights ‘Losing Sight of Women’s Rights: the unregulated introduction of gender self-identification as a case study of policy capture in Scotland’ was published in Scottish...
29th July 2019
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Scotland’s 2021 Census: consultation and question development
27 June 2019 Consultation with stakeholders and question testing In its Stage One Report, the CTEEA Committee noted that the ‘lack of early engagement with a range of groups...
27th June 2019
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Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: MBM Stage 3 Briefing
Introduction The main purpose of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill is to introduce two new, voluntary questions on sexual orientation and transgender identity/status. These changes are not controversial and...
6th June 2019
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MBM statement on recording in the Scottish Criminal Justice System
Recorded crime statistics allows stakeholders, policy-makers and researchers to analyse and monitor offending trends, develop our understanding of offending behaviours, and to target resources and services. To ensure these...
3rd June 2019
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Q&A on the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
The Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill will set an important precedent for how sex (biological or legal) is understood as a policy and legal category in Scotland, and carries significant...
30th April 2019