Staff 2016/17 - Legal sex
Staff 2016/17Fields required from institutions in Fields common to all countriesLegal sex | return to field list | valid entries |
| Type | field |
| Short name | SEX |
| Description | This field records the legal sex of the member of staff. |
| Applicable to | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Coverage | All staff |
| Valid entries and labels | |
| Notes | The Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) has a number of resources relating to gathering information across the protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010. These resources can be found at Equality Challenge Unit. If you have any further queries regarding equality monitoring, please email ECU at [email protected]. |
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| Reason required | To monitor equal opportunities issues in the higher education sector and support higher education providers (HEPs) in meeting their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 |
| Part of | |
| Field length | 1 |
| Minimum occurrences | 1 |
| Maximum occurrences | 1 |
| Schema components |
Element: SEX
Data type: SEXCodeContentType |
| Owner | Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) |
| Version | 1.1 |
| Date modified | 2017-04-13 |
| Change management notes | Guidance added clarifying that providers may select 'Prefer not to say' on this field when conducting questionnaires. |
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