Gender Recognition

(asked on 26th June 2018) - View Source

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to (1) conclude, and (2) publish their review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004; and what consideration they are giving, if any, to legal recognition for non-binary genders.


Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
This question was answered on 9th July 2018

The public consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 opened on 3 July 2018. The consultation is running for sixteen weeks, closing on 19 October, at which point the Government will consider the contributions received and prepare its response.

As part of the consultation, we are asking a question about whether respondents think there should be changes to the provisions of the Gender Recognition Act to accommodate people who identify as non-binary. This will enable us to build our evidence base further on the issues facing non-binary people.

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