Question follow-through · 69280

Blue Badge Scheme: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the gov.uk Apply for a Blue Badge service asks for user's gender as (a) male, (b) female and (c) identify differently; and if he will ensure the Government Digital Service collects biological se

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
2 Sept 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the gov.uk Apply for a Blue Badge service asks for user's gender as (a) male, (b) female and (c) identify differently; and if he will ensure the Government Digital Service collects biological se

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    This information is collected as part of the Blue Badge application process to ensure the application is handled sensitively and issue badges under the appropriate gender.The Government Digital Service (GDS) is tasked with transforming the provision of on...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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