Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Remove gender and sex markers from government documents (other than healthcare)
Closed
178 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should remove what I feel is an unnecessary requirement to declare gender and/or sex on Government documentation, including passports and other forms of photographic identification such as driving licences.
The need to declare what may or may not be in someone's trousers in legal documents is surely irrelevant and archaic at best, I don’t think it serves anyone in our society.
For the inclusion and protection of people from all identities, it would be in the Government's best interest to remove unnecessary gender markers from documents where such information is irrelevant, such as photographic identification. The only place where sex or gender should be considered relevant is within healthcare.
For the inclusion and protection of people from all identities, it would be in the Government's best interest to remove unnecessary gender markers from documents where such information is irrelevant, such as photographic identification. The only place where sex or gender should be considered relevant is within healthcare.
Timeline
| 8 Aug 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Feb 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
178
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
8 Aug 2022
Closed
22 Feb 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.