About us
The Gender Recognition Panel was established under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to assess applications from transsexual people for legal recognition in their acquired gender.
There are two parts to the Panel:
- The administrative team who support the judicial members and
- The judicial members who assess applications for Gender Recognition Certificates.
The Panel has eleven members, made up of the following:
- a President;
- a Deputy President;
- three Legal members, and
- six Medical members.
Panel members are recruited according to the guidelines set out in Schedule 1 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
The Panel is able to provide advice on how to apply for Gender Recognition as well as the application process. They are also able to provide the relevant application forms and guidance.
User Group
The aim of the is to provide an opportunity for you to discuss matters relating to our, non case specific, operations and processes with representatives from the Panel and administration. This helps to identify better ways for us to better serve our users. The third user group meeting was held on 5th November 2008 and it is intended that next meeting will be held in October / November 2009.
User Group meeting notes
- Meeting held on 5th Nov 08
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