Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what definitions the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency uses for (a) gender and (b) sex.

GB law does not require either sex or gender to be displayed on the driving licence and they are not shown on the licence. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does record on the driving licence record whether a driver is male or female and this information is used to generate a driver number.

The process for licence holders to provide and change the information the DVLA holds is not limited by set definitions of sex or gender. In order to change gender on the driver record, the driver needs to provide either a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), a deed poll or statutory declaration. If a driver wants to change both name and gender then the DVLA will accept a deed poll or statutory declaration. Alternatively, if they wish to use a GRC it must be supported by either a deed poll or statutory declaration. A GRC on its own is not accepted for a name and gender change.