Stop the ONS redefining sex in the Census

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Stop the ONS redefining sex in the Census

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Fair Play For Women

28th February 2021

Lies, damned lies and statistics: Census dirty tricks won’t stop us

On Friday the 19th February we put the ONS on notice that we would seek an urgent judicial review if they did not withdraw their unlawful guidance accompanying “what is your sex” in the Census by Wednesday 24nd. 
ONS pushed ahead regardless and secretly launched the on-line Census on Monday 22nd…

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Fair Play For Women

25th February 2021

Update on legal challenge

The deadline of 6pm on 23rd February for the ONS to withdraw their unlawful Guidance has passed. Our lawyers have been instructed to proceed. More updates to follow shortly.
Thank you to the 2200+ people who have already donated to take us up to our £60,000 milestone. We couldn't do this…

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Fair Play For Women

20th February 2021

Update and summary of legal grounds: Fair Play For Women v The Office For National Statistics

On Friday 19 February FPFW sent a pre-action letter to the ONS for the purposes of the Pre-action Protocol for Judicial Review. The ONS is urgently requested, within the timescale set out, to agree to withdraw the sentence in the Guidance which concerns FPFW, identified in the pre-action letter. The…

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