Publisher: Public Health England
Date: 2010
Country: England
Pages: 57
This paper was commissioned to explore the case for asking people about sexual orientation and the issues it raises, including how it might be framed more effectively, the importance of anonymity and confidentiality, the questions that work and how the information collected can be used. It is not intended to be a guide to how to monitor (guidance on how to monitor sexual orientation is currently available), or a policy statement about how routine or widespread this should be, but rather a discussion of the challenges and dilemmas that monitoring poses and how we might tackle them. Case studies from policy and practice are drawn upon to illustrate some of the issues discussed and suggest models for change. The paper will be of interest and assistance to those seeking to improve the efficacy of monitoring.
