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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 Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed after lengthy debates at Holyrood, often amid divisive political rhetoric. It has been discussed for years, with strong opinions for and against changing ...
It came during a legal challenge by For Women Scotland over whether trans women can be regarded as female for the purposes of the Equality Act.
The Scottish Secretary said he ‘simply did not agree’ with SNP minister Shona Robison on the use of Section 35. Ball remains in Scottish Government’s court on gender recognition reforms – Jack
A Gender Recognition Certificate is the document issued that shows that a person has satisfied the criteria for legal recognition in the acquired gender. The act gives people with gender dysphoria legal recognition as members of the sex appropriate to their gender identity allowing them to acquire a Gender Recognition Certificate.
In December 2022, the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill passed within the Scottish Parliament by a vote of 86–39. The legislation applies only to Scotland and is awaiting royal assent . [ 45 ] [ 46 ] The legislation was overruled by the UK government under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 , the first time that this option had been ...
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was stopped by the UK Government from gaining royal assent.
In the statement they set out three primary reasons why they believed the Scottish bill impinged upon reserved matters: firstly, a potential impact on provision of single-sex services authorised under the Equality Act 2010 as a result of creating "two parallel and very different regimes" for issuing gender recognition certificates; secondly, a ...