Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 27
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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.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
27. A statutory declaration is required reflecting the applicant’s intention at the time of the declaration. We do not consider it necessary to change the requirement for a statutory declaration, as this provides another level of robustness to the gender recognition system. It is worth noting that 84% of consultation respondents wished to retain the statutory declaration for this reason.