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Student Alternative 2020/21 - Gender identity

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Student Alternative 2020/21

Fields required from institutions in All fields

Gender identity


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valid entries
Typefield
Short nameGENDERID
Description

This field records the gender identity of the student. Students should, according to their own self-assessment, indicate if their gender identity is the same as the gender originally assigned to them at birth.

Applicable toEngland
Coverage

Compulsory for all students.

Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
01Yes
02No
98Information refused
99Not available
Notes

Gender identity is recorded on the basis of the student's own self-assessment.

Providers are expected to reconfirm this information with the student, on at least an annual basis.

Advance HE suggested question: Is your gender identity the same as the gender you were originally assigned at birth?

Advance HE has a number of resources relating to gathering information across the protected characteristics covered by the Equality Act 2010. If you have any further queries regarding equality monitoring, please view https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/.

Code 98 'Information refused' should be returned when the question was asked but the individual answered that they 'preferred not to say'.

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Part of
Field length2
Minimum occurrences1
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: GENDERID
OwnerAdvance HE
Version1.2
Date modified2021-04-07
Change management notesGuidance has been updated to reflect the 'Equality Challenge Unit (ECU)' being absorbed into 'Advance HE', therefore any reference to ECU has been replaced with Advance HE.

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