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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

‘Gender recognition certificates still important despite Supreme Court ruling’

Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said gender recognition certificates still guard a person’s right to marry or be buried in their legally-acquired sex (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Certificates which legally recognise a person’s acquired gender are “still very important”, despite the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman, the new boss of Britain’s equalities watchdog has said.

The latest official data showed applications for gender recognition certificates (GRCs) had reached a record high, with almost 2,000 in the year to September.

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