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Student 2016/17 - Sex identifier

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Student 2016/17

Fields required from institutions in Scotland

Sex identifier


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valid entries
Typefield
Short nameSEXID
Description

This field records the sex of the student.

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All students

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
1Male
2Female
3Other
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]

ECU recommends the use of the terms 'other' and 'prefer not to say' for people who associate with the terms intersex, androgyne, intergender, ambigender, gender fluid, polygender and genderqueer.

HESA do not include a 'prefer not to say' option.

This field forms part of the extract produced for providers wishing to submit apprenticeship data (Standards or Frameworks) to the Skills Funding Agency. At this time, the Individualised Data Record (ILR) used by the SFA does not have a concept of 'Other'. Consequently to pass ILR validation, providers must code their apprenticeship students as 1 or 2.

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].

Quality rules
Quality rules to follow
Reason required

To monitor equal opportunities issues in the higher education sector and support higher education providers in meeting their obligations under the Equality Act 2010.

Part of
Field length1
Minimum occurrences1
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: SEXID
OwnerEquality Challenge Unit (ECU)
Version1.2
Date modified2017-04-28
Change management notesGuidance added to inform users of further information on protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010.

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