Women and Equalities Committee: Recommendations to Reform of the Gender Recognition Act

calendar21 Dec, 2021 · Gender Recognition Act Women and Equalities Committee  ·
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"Women and Equalities Committee recommendations to UK government to reform the Gender Recognition Act.

  • Better guidance on the single-sex and separate-sex exceptions.
  • Develop a healthcare strategy for transgender and non-binary people within the next year.
  • Opening at least three new gender identity clinics.
  • Reducing the fee for a GRC to £5.
  • Review be conducted of whether the Gender Recognition Panel could be removed.
  • The requirement of a diagnosis for gender dysphoria in order to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) should be removed.
  • The spousal consent provision should be removed.
  • Expressed concerned that the Government Equalities Office appears to have abandoned the LGBT Action Plan and we urge the Government to commit to continuing to implement the Plan across all departments. "
Added: 10 Apr, 2023