Equalities

This page brings together OSR’s work on statistics relating to inequalities and demographic differences across society, such as data on gender identity, sex, ethnicity, disability and socioeconomic status.

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Ed Humpherson to Emma Rourke: OSR’s review of gender identity estimates for England and Wales from Census 2021 – recommendations update

Dear Emma Thank you for your letter dated 11 December 2024 in which you provided an update on the work the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Government Statistical Service (GSS) are taking to address the recommendations set out…

Emma Rourke to Ed Humpherson on the GSS workplan towards new harmonised standards for sex and gender identity

Dear Ed I am writing in response to your letter of 12 September 2024 and the final report of Office for Statistics Regulation’s (OSR’s) review of gender identity estimates for England and Wales from Census 2021 published on the same date. I…

Ed Humpherson to Emma Rourke: Conclusions of OSR’s review of gender identity estimates for England and Wales from Census 2021

Dear Emma Conclusions of OSR’s review of gender identity estimates for England and Wales from Census 2021 I am writing in response to your letter of 5 September 2024 in which you request that the gender identity estimates from Census…

Emma Rourke to Ed Humpherson: Gender Identity statistics

Dear Ed, Gender Identity Statistics Thank you for your engagement with our work on gender identity estimates for England and Wales from Census 2021. I am writing to you about the designation of these statistics. Gender identity is a complex…