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Gender Recognition: Germany

Lords · Question HL2060 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 7 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

To ask His Majesty's Government whether a person who changes their legal sex status in Germany after the commencement of that country’s Self-Determination Act will be able to apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate in the UK without needing to provide

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 7 Nov 2024

At the time of the commencement of The Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order 2023, the international systems that were on the list were comparable to the UK’s standard route to legal gender recognition. Gender ...