Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement the findings of the Sullivan Review.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Sullivan Review, commissioned by the previous administration made a number of recommendations concerning how data on sex and gender identity is collected. Individual departments are now considering these findings as part of their ongoing policy work.

The Government Statistical Service (GSS) is currently developing harmonised data standards for sex and gender identity, with harmonised standards and guidance on the collection of sex data scheduled for publication in the Autumn. This programme of work aims to improve and standardise how sex and gender identity data are collected across government and beyond. It has been informed by the findings of the Sullivan Review, alongside wider evidence gathered through stakeholder engagement and ongoing research activity.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to implement the findings of the Sullivan Review.

Answered by Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

We have reviewed the recommendations of the Sullivan Review and examined how sex and gender data are currently collected across the main Ministry of Justice data systems. Currently, there is variation in terminology and approaches across these different systems.

We are therefore taking forward work to improve consistency in data collection. In doing so, we will align our approach to the Office for National Statistics’ ongoing harmonisation work on sex and gender data to ensure that our data collection is robust, comparable and consistent.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the findings of the Sullivan Review.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department is taking forward work to consider the findings of the Sullivan Review, which sets out a number of recommendations relating to the collection of data on sex and gender identity. We are assessing these recommendations in the context of ongoing work on data harmonisation standards. As all public bodies, and therefore all public data and statistics, were in scope for the review, it is important that we consider the findings collaboratively across government.

The Government Statistical Service Harmonisation Programme, a cross-government work programme looking to improve the comparability and coherence of data and statistics, is developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity. More information is available at the following link:

https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2024/12/11/developing-harmonised-standards-for-sex-and-gender-identity/

NHS England is leading work to develop the United Information Standard for Protected Characteristics, which focusses on the Equality Act 2010’s nine protected characteristics, including both sex and gender reassignment.

Through the Health and Care Statistics Leadership Forum, a group convening statistical leaders across health organisations at the national level to ensure statistical collaboration and coherence, work is underway to catalogue and improve descriptions of how sex and gender data is collected within our statistical publications, ensuring that labels accurately describe the data being collected. More information about the forum is available at the following link:

https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/blog/guest-blog-challenges-and-opportunities-for-health-and-care-statistics/

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Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Champion (Chair); Janet Daby; Tracy Gilbert; Monica Harding

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Found: Current membership Sarah Champion (Labour; Rotherham) (Chair) Janet Daby (Labour; Lewisham East) Tracy Gilbert

Found: Current membership Sarah Champion (Labour; Rotherham) (Chair) Janet Daby (Labour; Lewisham East) Tracy Gilbert

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The International Development Committee will explore the FCDO’s approach to higher education and research partnerships as part of its development strategy; how this may shift in response to a reduced aid budget and in the light of the new International Education Strategy; and the medium to long-term benefits of higher education and research partnerships to the UK’s international development goals.