This Act enables transsexual people ... by obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate (‘GRC’). This gives transsexual people the right to marry according to their acquired gender status and, where their birth was originally registered in the UK, to obtain a new birth ...

June 17, 2020 - A Gender Recognition Certificate is a formal document issued by the Gender Recognition Panel to legally recognise an individual’s acquired gender in the UK and will award all the rights appropriate to an individual’s acquired gender including state pension age and their right to retire.

December 13, 2022 - The introduction of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 was met with worldwide acclaim as, prior to 2005, there was no legal framework in the UK that governed the legality of a person suffering from gender dysphoria to be able to change their gender legally.

The British Medical Association (BMA) is the trade union and professional body for doctors and medical students in the UK.

January 30, 2017 - The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (‘the Act’) provides transsexual people with the opportunity to obtain legal recognition in their acquired gender. Legal recognition follows from the issue of a full gender recognition certificate by a Gender Recognition Panel.

There is no legal requirement for the gender recorded on a birth and death certificate to be the same, nor is a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) essential for the accurate recording of a person's acquired gender at death registration.

May 16, 2024 - Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004, UK adults can get a gender recognition certificate (GRC) if they meet certain criteria, external:

December 30, 2019 - The original full gender recognition certificate issued under the UK Act

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is a Special Health Authority and an Arm's Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

September 6, 2019 - This page includes merits information for various types of actions in relation to the Gender Recognition Act 2004. These include correction of errors in gender recognition certificates; and appeals against the refusal of a certificate.

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August 28, 2015 - The Act established the Gender Recognition Panel, who have the authority to issue a Gender Recognition Certificate.

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November 21, 2017 - At present, the Gender Recognition Act of 2004 (found here) allows people to gain full recognition of their acquired gender. This legal recognition enables people to obtain a new birth certificate that shows their acquired gender enabling them to adopt almost all of the legal rights which are ...

November 18, 2024 - List of doctors and psychologists who can provide medical reports for Gender Recognition Certificate applications.

November 26, 2024 - If your birth or adoption was registered in the UK, find out how to order a certificate if you do not have it available. If you’ve changed your name to reflect your affirmed gender, get copies of all documents that show when you’ve done this. This includes enrolled or unenrolled deed polls and statutory declarations of name changes. These copies do not need to be certified. If you’ve got a Gender Recognition ...