Guidance on How personal Data of Participants in Research is Recorded

Date published: 19/01/2026

In a newspaper article about collecting data on sex and gender, the SQA said "In partnership with schools and colleges, we have recently reviewed our guidance on how personal data of participants in research is recorded. This ensures research participants? data is recorded accurately."

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/15733855/scots-exams-banned-gender-question/

Could you please provide a copy of this guidance

Under section 25 of the Act, where information is otherwise accessible an authority should inform the requester of that and provide a link to the information.

The guidance requested is available on our website using the following link: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/n5-h-psychology-gender-guidance.pdf