Census

No prosecutions have been brought in relation to around 300,000 households who refused to complete Scotland's census despite repeated warnings. In June, census authorities wrote to all households who had refused to complete the census to "advise them that they are at risk of being referred for poten

A petition seeking judicial review of guidance accompanying the sex question on the Scottish census will be heard by the Court of Session next month. Fair Play For Women is instructing Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop QC, in the case.

A decision not to include Sikhs among ethnic groups in the 2021 census could face a legal challenge. Lawyers for the Sikh Federation have written to ministers warning them that it would be unlawful not to include a Sikh ethnicity tickbox on the form, as the Office of National Statistics (ONS) recomm

A Holyrood committee has found "serious deficiencies" in the way consultation was carried out around planned changes to the 2021 census. In a report published today, it recommended wider consultation and proposed amendments to avoid the perception that sex is being conflated with gender identity.