The Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2019 is an act of the
Scottish Parliament. The act made provisions for the inclusion of sexual orientation and transgender status in
the Census.
Provisions
The provisions of the Act include:
*Amending the
Census Act 1920
The Census Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5 c. 41) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Providing for a census for Great Britain (or any subsidiary part of it), on a date to be fixed by Order in Council, it remains the primary legislation ...
to add sections regarding
transgender status and
sexual orientation
Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generall ...
which would add questions on these topics to the next census.
See also
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United Kingdom census, 2021
The decennial 2021 censuses of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021, and the census of Scotland took place on 20 March 2022. The censuses were administered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England an ...
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Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Act 2019
The Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Act 2019 (c. 28) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act removed penalties for people not responding to new census questions on sexual orientation, gender identity (inclu ...
- a similar Act for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
References
Acts of the Scottish Parliament 2019
Law of the United Kingdom
2021 United Kingdom census
2019 in Scotland
2019 in British law
Transgender law in the United Kingdom
Demographics of Scotland
2019 in LGBT history
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