Tag: MBM census • Page 2
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A negligible effect? The untested assumptions behind plans for the 2021 census
“The proposed 2021 census will probably be the most important for a generation. It will begin to show the devastating effects of Covid-19 on our communities and individuals. It...
4th June 2020
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A tale of two letters: whose views count?
Introduction Since November 2018, an intense debate has broken out over whether the sex question in the 2021 census should be framed in terms of self-declared gender identity, legal...
24th February 2020
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MBM view on proposals for the sex question in the UK 2021 census
This briefing examines the guidance proposed by UK census authorities to accompany the sex question. We argue that the UK is currently at risk of losing meaningful data on...
7th February 2020
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Losing consensus on the census
Within the last fifteen months, an intense debate has broken out over whether the sex question in the 2021 census should be framed in terms of self-declared gender identity,...
13th January 2020
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Draft guidance under consideration for 2021 census sex question: summary of proposals
1. Background and timing In early 2020, the UK census authorities will finalise the questions they propose to ask in the next census, which will take place on 21...
10th December 2019
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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