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The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill is a bill passed by the Scottish Parliament. The bill seeks to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , making it simpler for people to change their legal gender . [ 2 ]
The Scottish Parliament has passed a law which reforms the gender recognition process in Scotland. The Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed after lengthy debates at Holyrood, often amid divisive ...
The Scottish and UK governments will face each other in a court clash over Holyrood’s reforms to the gender recognition process in Scotland. The Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed in December ...
MSPs backed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill after Ash Regan quit the Scottish Government.
In September 2021, it was formally announced by Nicola Sturgeon that a bill was being planned to reform the Gender Recognition Act 2004. In March 2022, the bill was formally introduced to the Scottish Parliament that to "reform, innovate and revitalise" the 2004 UK gender recognition laws in Scotland after the UK government decided not to ...
On 22 December 2022, the Scottish Parliament voted 86 to 39 to pass the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill which was introduced by Sturgeon's government. On 17 January 2023, the UK Government decided to implement a section 35 order of the Scottish Act 1998 which prevented the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from gaining Royal ...
The Bill also drops the minimum age for applications from 18 to 16 and decreases the level of time needed to live in one’s acquired gender from two years to three months with a further three ...
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was stopped by the UK Government from gaining royal assent.