Written questions

Gender Recognition: Germany

Lords · Question HL2061 · 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 they plan to remove Germany from the list of approved countries for the overseas route of gender recognition after the German Self-Determination Act comes into force on 1 November.

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 ...