Gender Recognition
Lords · Question HL1880 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Department for Health and Social Care’s publication of the updated Notification of Child Death Form, whether they have adopted self-identification for under-18s; and if so, how this aligns with their
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 3 Dec 2024
The Notification of Child Death Form, part of the National Child Mortality Database, continues to capture the sex of the child for anyone under 18 years old, in line with sex being a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.Although questions ...