Gender Recognition
Lords · Question HL1882 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 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 the new questions on gender identity are voluntary for (1) NHS staff to ask, and (2) parent
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 28 Oct 2024
Following the death of a child, it may not always be a healthcare professional making the notification and therefore these questions may be answered by a range of different professionals, for instance those in healthcare, police, or social care. The quest...