Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consulted the Information Commissioner’s Office regarding data protection safeguards before approving the text of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations concerning biological sex verification.

The Minister has followed the process to approve the Code as set out in the Equality Act 2006.

The Government remains committed to robust data protection standards and we expect duty bearers to pay regard to their duties when handling data including those set out by the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004.