UK government reduces the price for a Gender Recognition Certificate to £5
The UK government has officially reduced the price of a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) down to £5.
The application fee for a GRC was originally priced at £140.
This new reform will go into effect in May 2021. It will be enforced UK-wide except for Northern Ireland and Scotland, who will follow their own consultations.
News of a price reduction first came to light in September 2020, after the Women and Equalities Minister, Liz Truss, said the GRC process would be “kinder and straightforward.”
Even though the fee to apply for the certificate has been reduced, many LGBTQ+ activists have pointed out the need for more reforms regarding trans rights.
BBC News
By Jessica Parker
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The £140 fee to apply for a gender recognition certificate will be cut to single figures from next month, according to government sources.
Ministers pledged in September to slash the cost of legally changing gender after deciding against wider reforms.
While cost has been cited as a barrier to applying, some LGBT groups say more work is needed.
The government is working at speed to make the process more straightforward, a spokesman said.
A consultation was set up in 2018 to explore potential reforms to the way trans people can apply for a gender recognition certificate in England and Wales. This allows someone s acquired gender to be recorded on their birth and marriage certificates.
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