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[1]
Other legislation
AmendsGender Recognition Act 2004
History of passage through 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.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill". Parliament.Scot. The Scottish Parliament. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: consultation analysis". The Scottish Government. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ Walker, Peter (17 January 2023). "UK government formally blocks Scotland's gender recognition law". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2023.