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22 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Thank you to Baroness Noakes @1SVN for submitting this series of parliamentary questions following the consent order signed by @ONS that Census law does not allow sex to be redefined to include self-identified sex. We look forward to the answers by 31st March /1
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9 Mar
#FPFWvONSCensus

Judge: Mr Justice Swift
Defence Counsel: Sir James Edie QC
Claimant Counsel: Mr Jason Coppel QC

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9 Mar
#FPFWvONSCensus

Everyone needs accurate data on sex in the census. It's important for the LGB & T communities too.

Accurate information on birth sex is important so it can be placed alongside the new voluntary question on sexual orientation /1
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9 Mar
TODAY: @ONS must defend its decision to redefine the meaning of sex in the #Census2021 in the high court.

Follow #FPFWvONS for live twitter updates throughout the day. Proceedings start 10am Tuesday 9th March /1
This legal challenge is necessary because @ONS published unlawful Guidance to accompany the question "What is your sex?" on the #Census2021.

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8 Mar
Census legislation imposes legal duties on respondents to the Census. One of these is that returns “must state” “sex”.

The sex question in #Census2021 is "What is your sex" /1
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“How would you describe your sex?”, or

“Which of the following best describes your sex?”.

It is: “What is your sex?”. /2
The meaning of “sex” is a question of statutory interpretation. It is not a question to be determined by the “expert judgement” or “evaluation” of the ONS on what data it thinks it “most useful” or “reliable” to collect. /3
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