Written questions

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 ...