Department For Education
June 12
14:39
2023
Sex and gender identity
The gender current (N00065) data item has been replaced by the new sex (N00783) data item.
The change from gender current to sex is being rolled out across all DfE collections over the next year or so. The DfE approach is that sex (a value which identifies the sex of a person as recognised in law) will be collected on a mandatory basis.
The gender ID (N00784) data item has been created so schools, childrens homes, local authorities and other institutions can record gender identity for local use, should they wish to. We will not collect this data item.