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<p>The Civil Service uses employees' gender identification from information they have
already provided for HR/payroll purposes. This can be updated by individuals, giving
them the option to make proactive declarations regarding their gender.</p><p>The gender
pay gap reporting guidance for employers does not distinguish between sex and gender,
as most employers do not hold this level of information about their workforce and
requiring them to do so would undoubtedly increase the burden on business associated
with gender pay gap reporting. Asking employees to provide information which makes
this differentiation could result in them being questioned about their gender, and
require them to provide personal information without a clear purpose. It is for this
reason that we stress the importance of sensitivity when employers are collecting
information.</p><p>The overall effect of not differentiating between sex and gender
in gender pay gap reporting is likely to be small, and will not have a significant
impact on data accuracy.</p>
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