Gender Recognition Certificate statistics: October to December 2013
Quarterly official statistics on Gender Recognition Certificates applied for and granted by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s Gender Recognition Panel.
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These quarterly bulletins are released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Introduction
This quarterly bulletin presents the latest statistics on Gender Recognition Certificates applied for and granted by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s Gender Recognition Panel during the quarter October to December 2013, along with quarterly data since April 2009.
The Gender Recognition Panel was established by the Gender Recognition Act 2004, which enables transsexual people to change their legal gender and gain the rights and responsibilities of their acquired gender. All applications are determined by the Panel and successful applicants receive a Gender Recognition Certificate.
There are two application processes for obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate:
- Standard track applications are those submitted under the standard application process, on the basis of having lived permanently in the acquired gender for two years or more.
- Overseas track applications are those submitted under the overseas application process, on the basis of having changed gender under the law of an approved country or territory outside the United Kingdom.
Executive Summary
The number of applications for Gender Recognition Certificates received in the period October to December 2013 was 82, in line with the average quarterly figure.
Between October and December 2013, 77 applications were dealt with, a decrease of 28% compared to the previous quarter, and just 5% less than the number dealt with during this period last year.
A full Gender Recognition Certificate was issued in 79% of cases dealt with; of these 59% were issued to individuals who were registered male at birth, while 41% were issued to individuals who were registered female at birth. The proportion of certificates granted to people registered female at birth has risen over the last two years.
Of the 171 interim Gender Recognition Certificates granted between 1 April 2005 and 31 December 2013, to date 67% have been converted to a full certificate. For those people that convert interim certificates to full certificates, the majority (59%) of people convert within 30 weeks.
The bulletin is produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff.
In addition to Ministry of Justice professional and production staff, pre-release access to the quarterly statistics of up to 24 hours is granted to the following postholders:
Ministry of Justice: Secretary of State, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Permanent Secretary, Chief Executive of HMCTS, Director of Civil, Family and Tribunals, Director General of Finance and Corporate Services, Director of Analytical Services, Chief Statistician, Policy Advisors for Gender Recognition & Human Rights, Press Officers and Relevant Special Advisers.