{"id":1363,"date":"2022-03-11T14:18:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2022-03-11T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:18:42","slug":"collecting-and-publishing-equality-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/2022\/03\/11\/collecting-and-publishing-equality-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting and publishing equality data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">I\u2019m Dan Craig, an assistant statistician in the Equality Analysis Team within the Scottish Government. In this blog, I talk about a key project within our Equality Data Improvement Programme (EDIP) <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">\u2013 updating our guidance for the collection of equality data. The EDIP a multi-phase programme of work that aims to strengthen Scotland\u2019s equality evidence base, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/2021\/09\/30\/an-introduction-to-the-equality-data-improvement-programme\/\">previous blog<\/a>\u00a0 for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">Over the past few months the team has been busy refreshing our guidance on asking questions on the protected characteristics of age, disability, ethnic group, religion\/belief, and sexual orientation. This follows the publication of Chief Statistician\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/data-collection-publication-guidance-sex-gender-identity-trans-status\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">guidance for public bodies on the collection and publication of data relating to sex, gender and trans status<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\"> in September last year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">Robust equality statistics are central to monitoring discrimination and inequality, especially for <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">those with rights to protection from discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. The guidance notes aim to promote consistency in the collection of equality information, ensuring that data collectors are using best practice when gathering and using equality evidence. The guidance reflects the Scottish Government\u2019s recommended approach and we are encouraging data collectors across the Scottish public sector to follow it.\u00a0Doing so has advantages to ensuring harmonisation in the collection of equality data across Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Our updates ensure that the new guidance notes, which refresh those previously published in May 2012, respond to user feedback and use the most up-to-date language and methodology. In collaboration with the Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Disabled People\u2019s Organisations and policy colleagues, we have made a number of updates including ensuring that the recommended response options align with the relevant questions in Scotland\u2019s Census 2022 and the GSS harmonised standards. We have also provided clarifications on the inclusion of \u201cprefer not to say\u201d response options, increased consistency between the guidance notes, and streamlined questions previously recommended for different survey formats. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">You can access the updated guidance notes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/collecting-equality-data\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">If you are interested in how other public sector organisations are collecting equality data, you may find our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/collections\/equality-evidence-topic-reports\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">good practice case studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\"> helpful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333\">We hope the updated guidance notes will provide a valuable resource. If you have any questions or feedback please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch with us <span style=\"background: white\">at <\/span><\/span><a href=\"mailto:social-justice-analysis@gov.scot\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;background: white\">social-justice-analysis@gov.scot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #333333;background: white\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m Dan Craig, an assistant statistician in the Equality Analysis Team within the Scottish Government. In this blog, I talk about a key project within our Equality Data Improvement Programme (EDIP) \u2013 updating our guidance for the collection of equality data. 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