Guidance on how to report sex categories in data files has been developed with the support of the Data Harmonisation Champions Group and Star Chamber members. This covers:
Harmonised column names and filter entries in underlying data
The department's stance on reporting sex and gender
How to deal with historical data that may be ambiguous in it's content due to containing items that were collected using the term gender.
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Overview of changes
Guidance on how to report sex categories in data files has been developed with the support of the Data Harmonisation Champions Group and Star Chamber members. This covers:
Checklist before requesting a review