Question follow-through · 83370
Gender: Databases
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Preparing your data, updated on 11 August 2025, for what reason it is her policy that an employer may exclude an employee who does not self-identify as either
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the statutory guidance entitled Preparing your data, updated on 11 August 2025, for what reason it is her policy that an employer may exclude an employee who does not self-identify as either
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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18 Nov 2025
Answer published
The current gender pay gap reporting guidance was drafted in order to reduce the burden on business, and be mindful of variations in their data collection processes. This part of the guidance has not been updated recently. We regularly look at a range of ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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