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Gender Recognition

Commons · Question 68203 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

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Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025 on trans people with Gender Recogniti

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Answered by Dame Nia Griffith, 23 Jul 2025

A Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) allows a trans person to change their legal sex to align with their acquired gender. Those with a GRC are recognised in their acquired sex and gender unless specific exceptions apply. The Supreme Court ruling clarifi...