Participants able to self-identify their sex in Scottish census

National Records of Scotland, who are responsible for the census, said people do not need a gender recognition certificate to identify as a different gender from the one registered at birth

People in Scotland will be asked about their sex on the census (David Cheskin/PA)

People in Scotland will be able to self-identify their sex in next year’s census, official guidance has said.

This means Scots will not be required to give the same sex as that recorded on their birth certificate and a voluntary question on trans status will follow allowing people to identify as non-binary.