Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 32898

Gender Recognition

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she is taking steps to simplify the process whereby anyone seeking to change gender in the UK must get approval from a panel of doctors and lawyers.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
In our manifesto, we committed to modernising, simplifying, and reforming gender recognition law while upholding the Equality Act and its provisions on single-sex exceptions. We will remove indignities for trans people whilst retaining the need for a diag...
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