Petition 1876: Next steps and further action needed

Petition 1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape Our petition closed for signatories on  5 July, with 12,834 signatures. We are very grateful to all those who signed and shared it.  All…

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 statistics are valid, reliable and consistent, the data criteria of what…

Our call for an independent review into how public authorities record sex and gender identity

Statistics are an essential part of government and parliamentary democracy. They provide government and those involved in delivering public services with information to plan and monitor policies and decisions, and to allocate resources. Statistics are also used to support business…

Recording sex in the criminal justice system: letter to the National Advisory Council on Women & Girls

"As part of the current NACWG spotlight on justice, we would like to draw your attention to a recent case which we think raises questions about how sex and gender are recorded within the criminal justice system, and reported by…