Equalities Classifications
Statisticians within the Scottish Government are currently working to develop a set of classifications and guidance notes to assist all public bodies in Scotland in the collection, analysis and dissemination of data relating to the six equalities strands: Age, Gender, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Ethnicity, and Religion/Belief.
On 30 July 2008, the Scotland's new Official Ethnicity Classification was published and is recommended for Scotland's 2011 Census and Scottish Official Statistics.
Guidance on using the new classification will be published here in Autumn 2008.