Gender Recognition Act 2004 - Revision history

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Operation of the law

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	People present evidence to a Gender Recognition Panel, which considers their case and issues a GRC. If the person involved is in a legally-recognised marriage they will be issued an 'Interim Gender Recognition Certificate', which can then be used as grounds for annulment of the marriage, but otherwise has no status. After annulment, a full GRC will be issued.		People present evidence to a Gender Recognition Panel, which considers their case and issues a GRC. If the person involved is in a legally-recognised marriage they will be issued an 'Interim Gender Recognition Certificate', which can then be used as grounds for annulment of the marriage, but otherwise has no status. After annulment, a full GRC will be issued.

	The Act requires applicants to have transitioned two years before a certificate is issued. It doesn't ~~required themn~~ to have had sex reassignment surgery, although such surgery will be accepted as part of the supporting evidence for a case. For a six-month period from 4 April 2005 until 3 October 2005, only people who had transitioned six or more years previously could apply. For two years following implementation of the Act, those who transitioned six years or more before applying for a GRC were allowed to supply a lesser level of evidence, as they were likely to have problems in obtaining some of the documentary evidence that normally required. People who have obtained legal recognition in recognised overseas jurisdictions may obtain recognition under the Gender Recognition Act with much reduced evidence requirements; such applicants are not required to have transitioned two years before nor to be resident overseas.		The Act requires applicants to have transitioned two years before a certificate is issued. It doesn't require them to have had sex reassignment surgery, although such surgery will be accepted as part of the supporting evidence for a case. For a six-month period from 4 April 2005 until 3 October 2005, only people who had transitioned six or more years previously could apply. For two years following implementation of the Act, those who transitioned six years or more before applying for a GRC were allowed to supply a lesser level of evidence, as they were likely to have problems in obtaining some of the documentary evidence that normally required. People who have obtained legal recognition in recognised overseas jurisdictions may obtain recognition under the Gender Recognition Act with much reduced evidence requirements; such applicants are not required to have transitioned two years before nor to be resident overseas.

	Successful applicants are entered onto a Gender Recognition Register, held by the registrar general, similar in operation to the Adoptions Register for those who have been adopted.		Successful applicants are entered onto a Gender Recognition Register, held by the registrar general, similar in operation to the Adoptions Register for those who have been adopted.

Wessexman: Reform of Gender Recognition Act

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Reform of Gender Recognition Act

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	''“The government amends the Gender Recognition Act to allow for the automatic conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership upon one member of the couple obtaining a gender recognition certificate”.''		''“The government amends the Gender Recognition Act to allow for the automatic conversion of a marriage into a civil partnership upon one member of the couple obtaining a gender recognition certificate”.''

	The need to ~~dissove~~ marriages on transitioning was one of the arguments being put forward during 2012 in favour of [[Marriage equality]].		The need to dissolve marriages on transitioning was one of the arguments being put forward during 2012 in favour of [[Marriage equality]].

			== Reform of the Gender Recognition Act ==

			In 2018 the Government Equalities Office conducted a review of the Gender Recognition Act and opened up consultation to the general public. <ref> Reform of the Gender Recognition Act:Analysis of Consultation Responses Presented to Parliament by the Minister for Women and Equalities by Command of Her Majesty September2020 </ref>

			In 2021 the government reduced the fee for applicants for a Gender Recognition Certificate and digitalised the application process. But in other areas the government concluded reform was not required.
			In 2021, The Women and Equalities Committee of the House of Commons, concluded an inquiry into the Gender Recognition Act.<ref> A select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, was established following the 2015 general election to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office on equalities (sex, age, race, sexual orientation, disability and transgender/gender identity) issues </ref>

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Concerns regarding marriages and civil partnerships

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	== Operation of the law ==		== Operation of the law ==
	The Act gives transsexual people legal recognition as members of the sex appropriate to their gender (male or female) allowing them to acquire a new birth certificate, and giving them full recognition of their acquired sex in law for all purposes, including marriage. The two main exceptions are a right of conscience for Church of England clergy (who are normally obliged to marry any two eligible people by law), and that the descent of peerages will remain unchanged. Additionally, sports organisations are allowed to exclude transsexual people if it is necessary for 'fair competition or the safety of the competitors'.		The Act gives transsexual people legal recognition as members of the sex appropriate to their gender (male or female) allowing them to acquire a new birth certificate, and giving them full recognition of their acquired sex in law for all purposes, including marriage. The two main exceptions are a right of conscience for [[Church of England]] clergy (who are normally obliged to marry any two eligible people by law), and that the descent of peerages will remain unchanged. Additionally, sports organisations are allowed to exclude transsexual people if it is necessary for 'fair competition or the safety of the competitors'.

	People present evidence to a Gender Recognition Panel, which considers their case and issues a GRC. If the person involved is in a legally-recognised marriage they will be issued an 'Interim Gender Recognition Certificate', which can then be used as grounds for annulment of the marriage, but otherwise has no status. After annulment, a full GRC will be issued.		People present evidence to a Gender Recognition Panel, which considers their case and issues a GRC. If the person involved is in a legally-recognised marriage they will be issued an 'Interim Gender Recognition Certificate', which can then be used as grounds for annulment of the marriage, but otherwise has no status. After annulment, a full GRC will be issued.

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 The '''Gender Recognition Act 2004''' allows people to legally change their gender from male to female or vice versa.
-Applicants are required to have lived in their new gender for two years before they can be issued with a [[Gender Recognition Certificate]]. They are not required to have undergone surgery. Once they receive the certificate they can obtain a birth certificate in their new name and gender, and are entitled to be recognised in their new gender for almost all purposes.
+Applicants are required to have lived in their new gender for two years before they can be issued with a [[Gender Recognition Certificate]] (GRC). They are not required to have undergone surgery. Once they receive the certificate they can obtain a birth certificate in their new name and gender, and are entitled to be recognised in their new gender for almost all purposes.
 A person who is currently married will only receive an interim certificate, to be replaced by a full certificate when the marriage is annulled.
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The '''Gender Recognition Act 2004''' allows people to legally change their gender from male to female or vice versa.

Applicants are required to have lived in their new gender for two years before they can be issued with a [[Gender Recognition Certificate]]. They are not required to have undergone surgery. Once they receive the certificate they can obtain a birth certificate in their new name and gender, and are entitled to be recognised in their new gender for almost all purposes.

A person who is currently married will only receive an interim certificate, to be replaced by a full certificate when the marriage is annulled.

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