Question follow-through · 620

Gender Recognition Certificates

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on improving the process by which people can apply for and obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body
Women and Equalities
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
21 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on improving the process by which people can apply for and obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to protecting trans people, ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect.We have already delivered our manifesto commitment to equalise all existing strands of hate crime to ensure that hate crime committed on the b...

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