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Police: Databases

Lords · Question HL12994 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Strasburger

To ask His Majesty's Government following the publication of the report of the Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender, published on 19 March, what progress they have made on the Review’s recommendation that they should issue a mandatory

Answer

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 9 Jan 2026

Since the publication of the publication of the Independent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender there has also been a Supreme Court judgement on the definition of sex within the Equality Act. We recognise the importance of accurate a...