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 allows authorities to assess the impact of policies, practices or services against the requirements of the public sector equality duty.[i] For policies, … [Read more...] about Sex, gender and due diligence in public policy
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 is based on evidence and arguments presented to the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs (CTEEA) Committee at Stage One of the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, and commentary in the … [Read more...] about Sex and gender identity in the 2021 Census