Written questions

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...