Transgender Equality Contents

Annex: Terms of reference

Evidence submissions were called for regarding the following issues:

terminology and definitions, and the availability and reliability of data, relating to the trans community;
the relationship between the Government Equalities Office and other government departments in dealing with transgender equality issues and how the UK’s performance compares internationally;
the operation of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 and whether it requires amending;
the aspect of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 which is referred to as the “spousal veto”;
the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to trans people;
employment and workplace issues (including in the Armed Forces) affecting trans people;
transphobia (including the portrayal of trans people in the media) and hate crime against trans people;
issues affecting trans people in the criminal justice system;
issues concerning the diagnosis of gender dysphoria, including the operation of NHS Gender Identity Clinics;
access to gender reassignment treatment under the NHS;
trans people and wider NHS services;
NHS services for trans youth;
issues concerning trans youth in the education system; and
issues concerning trans youth and social care services (including looked-after children).

Prepared 8 January 2016