Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to reform the grounds and procedure for obtaining gender recognition; and for connected purposes.
Introduced byShona Robison
Other legislation
AmendsGender Recognition Act 2004
Status: Not passed
History of passage through the Parliament

The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill is a bill passed by the Scottish Parliament. The bill seeks to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, making it simpler for people to change their legal gender. On 17 January 2023, the United Kingdom government used section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to block the bill from receiving royal assent, the first time section 35 has been used.

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