Medical diagnosis will still be required in England and Wales after consultation on 2004 Gender Recognition Act
Plans to allow people to officially change gender without a medical diagnosis are not being adopted by Downing Street, which is instead moving to slash the cost of applying for a gender recognition certificate as part of moves to revamp the process.
In a written ministerial statement setting out the government’s long-delayed response to the 2004 Gender Recognition Act consultation, the women and equalities minister, Liz Truss, said the act strikes the “correct” balance in providing “proper checks and balances” while supporting people who want to change their legal sex.
