Member

Amendment 407, which was spoken to by the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, in the place of the noble Baroness, Lady Cash—who spoke to both myself and my noble friend Lord Hanson of Flint to convey her apologies for being absent this evening—would mandate the collection of sex data on all individuals for whom the police have reason to collect personal data for a policing purpose. The Government agree that consistent and accurate data on sex need to be recorded. We recognise that, in some cases, there is an issue with the conflation of sex and gender. We are carefully considering the implications of the Supreme Court ruling and the Sullivan review in the context of what needs to be recorded and is proportionate for policing purposes. This may differ depending on whether an individual is a victim, a suspect or a convicted offender.