Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Rejected
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The Government’s reforms should improve the process for transgender people, whilst ensuring the appropriate safeguards...
Recommendation
The Government’s reforms should improve the process for transgender people, whilst ensuring the appropriate safeguards for those with concerns. The Government should bring back an action plan for reform to the Gender Recognition Act within 12 72 Reform of the Gender Recognition Act weeks in those areas where there was a majority in support for it. This should be done specifically in relation to the spousal consent provision, the requirement to live in the acquired gender and the diagnosis of gender dysphoria.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government explicitly rejected the recommendation for an action plan to reform the Gender Recognition Act, stating its September 2020 position on spousal consent, living in acquired gender, and diagnosis requirements remains correct and provides robust checks and balances. They clarified that the consultation was not a referendum and ministerial decisions stand.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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13. It is our view that the position we set out in September 2020 is right and appropriate. The balance struck in this legislation is correct, in that there are proper checks and balances in the system for people who want to change their legal sex. The evidential and diagnosis requirements in the GRA ensure that the process is rigorous and provides assurance that the system is robust, whilst offering provision for people who wish to change their legal sex.
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