Data collection
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EHRC consultation: asking about sex at birth
This is the second in a series of posts focusing in detail on individual parts of the Equality and...
4th July 2025
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We call on Peter Kyle to guard the information gateway
Peter Kyle, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, is steering the Data Bill through Parliament. It...
11th April 2025
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The Sullivan Review and the Data Bill – Parliamentary briefing
The Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender was published by the Department for Science, Innovation...
20th March 2025
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Why the government must act on the Sullivan Review and fix the sex data problem urgently
The long-awaited report of a review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender commissioned by the government...
19th March 2025
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Data (Use and Access) Bill: going to the Commons – Parliamentary briefing
The government’s Data (Use and Access) Bill will soon be moving to the House of Commons, with the second...
7th February 2025
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Data (Use and Access) Bill: Lords report stage – Parliamentary briefing
The government’s Data (Use and Access) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 23rd October 2024. Report...
21st January 2025
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Sex and the Data Bill – summary report
The government’s new trust framework for digital verification services has a critical flaw: government data itself is not trustworthy...
6th December 2024
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There’s still a fatal flaw in the government’s digital trust framework
The Office for Digital Identities and Attributes last week published the latest version of the UK digital identity and...
2nd December 2024
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Sex and the Data Bill – briefing for Parliamentarians
The second reading of the Data (Use and Access) Bill in the House of Lords is on Tuesday 19th...
18th November 2024
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Sex and the Data Bill
The government's new trust framework for digital verification services has a critical flaw: government data itself is not trustworthy...
18th November 2024
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Data matters
The easiest way to ask about sex is to ask a simple question and expect a straightforward answer.
19th October 2023
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Data matters
Advice on the questions you should ask when collecting personal data on sex and transgender identity. See also our
19th October 2023
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Data protection complaint template letter
A template letter of complaint to send when you are concerned that an organisation is misusing your data by...
19th October 2023
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Sex matters in data collection webinar
On 24th October 2023, Sex Matters’ director of advocacy, Helen Joyce, talked with sociologists Michael Biggs and Lucinda Platt...
17th October 2023