The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that “man”, “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to sex, not self-ID or paperwork (gender-recognition certificates). This agreed with our legal interpretation. We have published new guidance and are in the process of updating our publications to reflect the judgment. We are also working to provide answers to the questions we're hearing from supporters and the media. We will publish these as soon as possible.

27th October 2023

Response to ONS consultation on the future of population and migration statistics in England and Wales

Tags: Census, Consultation response, Gender identity, Self-ID

Response to ONS consultation on the future of population and migration statistics in England and Wales

We call on the Office for National Statistics to make sure that data on sex is collected clearly and accurately for national statistics.