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The Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation team are undertaking priority work to develop best practice harmonised standards for the topic of sex and gender identity data.
Learn more on Sex harmonisation guidanceThe Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation team are currently working to develop a new gender identity data harmonised standard. This page provides interim guidance for collecting data on gender identity.
Learn more on Gender identity data harmonisation guidanceThis update provides an overview of the GSS Harmonisation team’s review of the ethnicity harmonised standard. It sets out additional work they are undertaking to further understand user need and explore potential new tick-box response options.
Learn more on Update on the review of the ethnicity harmonised standard: additional work to explore potential new response optionsThis workplan reflects the work of the GSS Harmonisation Team, based in the Office for National Statistics, for 2024 onwards.
Learn more on Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation Team workplan 2024This report summarises the main findings from the second phase of our work to review the current ethnicity harmonised standard. Read the first report about our initial findings.
Learn more on Review of ethnicity harmonised standard: findings from phase 2 of our researchThis report presents the research that has been done during the development of the first harmonised standard for socio-economic background.
Learn more on Development of the socio-economic background harmonised standard: research findingsThis guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about socio-economic background to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.
Learn more on Socio-economic background harmonised standardA review of the disability harmonised standard that aims to ensure that disability standards meet user needs and explore any potential improvements.
Learn more on Review of disability data harmonised standardsThis report presents the first phase of work by the Government Statistical Service (GSS) to review the current ethnicity harmonised standard.
Learn more on Review of ethnicity harmonised standard: findings from phase 1 of our researchA review of the current gender identity data harmonised standard.
Learn more on Review of gender identity data harmonised standard