Meeting of the Parliament 21 December 2022
Amendment 55, in my name, will remove section 12, which would require that copies of gender recognition certificates be given to other registrars general in the UK so that they can update register entries as required. If the UK Government decides not to update English and Welsh birth certificates on the basis of a GRC that has been issued in Scotland, there can be no need for the requirement to send copies. Essentially, amendment 55 future proofs the bill against that possibility.