Gender Recognition Certificates

(asked on 27th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Gender Recognition Certificate applications are rejected by Gender Recognition Panels due to concerns around safety and risk.


Answered by
Baroness Levitt Portrait
Baroness Levitt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 9th February 2026

The information requested is not held.

This is because applicants are not required to provide details of any criminal convictions as part of the Gender Recognition Certificate application process.

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