Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 27
27
Not Addressed
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We are aware that the COVID-19 pandemic has made access to primary healthcare more difficult...
Conclusion
We are aware that the COVID-19 pandemic has made access to primary healthcare more difficult for everybody, including transgender and non-binary people. In her response to the Gender Recognition Act Consultation, the Minister for Women and Equalities argued that the most important concern for transgender people was the state of transgender healthcare. However, we have seen no evidence that the Government Equalities Office is working to improve transgender and non-binary people’s experience of primary healthcare.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response discusses the necessity of a statutory declaration for gender recognition and does not address the committee's concerns about the Government Equalities Office's work on transgender and non-binary primary healthcare.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Paragraph Reference:
214
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
The Government Equalities Office, at both Ministerial and at official level, continues to work closely with a number of other Government Departments to improve the lives of LGBT people. This includes in relation to the work of the Department of Health and Social Care, and that of the National Advisor on LGBT Health, to improve the treatment of trans people and reduce waiting times.
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