Petition · past parliament

Start the Gender Reform Act reformation process

Closed 655 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government announced a consultation in 2016 to reform the Gender Recognition Act. This has been delayed for no explained reason, which has resulted in confusion, fear and misinformation, it’s delayed equality measures for our Trans and non-binary residents.
The Gender Recognition Act is in urgent need of reform if Her Majesty’s Government is to bring about full legal dignity for its trans and non-binary citizens. When the Women and Equalities Committee set out its recommendations for trans equality in 2016, it called to "update the GRA in line with principles of gender self-declaration [through statutory declaration] that have been developed in other jurisdictions", in turn removing the
medicalised, quasi-judicial process for gender recognition.

Timeline

16 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
16 Nov 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 655
Status Closed
Opened 16 May 2018
Closed 16 Nov 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.