Written question asked by Baroness Falkner of Margravine (Crossbench) on Thursday, 12 March 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 March 2026. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 26 March 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Crime: Statistics
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to update the annual data requirement to ensure that police forces record and submit data on the biological sex of suspects, victims and complainants; and if so, when this will take place.
- Answer
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The Government is carefully considering the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex within the Equality Act in the context of what needs and is proportionate to record for a policing purpose and the Annual Data Requirement will be updated in due course.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL15475
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Crime Statistics Sex
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-03-26 16:51:26 +0000
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