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The Gender Recognition Panel is a tribunal in the United Kingdom dealing with transsexual and transgender concerns and allowing people to change their legal gender. It was founded to satisfy the Gender Recognition Act 2004, which legislates its decision-making process.

It issues gender recognition certificates for people who "live in another gender".^[1]

The members of the panel are appointed by the Lord Chancellor with the agreement of the presidents of the Courts for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Only lawyers, medical practitioners or psychologists may be appointed to the panel.^[2] Its current president, Paula Gray, was appointed by Robert Buckland in 2019.^[3]

References

^ "Gender Recognition Act: Section 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 7 (s. 1)
^ "Gender Recognition Act: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 7 (sch. 1)
^ "President of the Gender Recognition Panel". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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[1] "Gender Recognition Act: Section 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 7 (s. 1)

[2] "Gender Recognition Act: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 7 (sch. 1)

[3] "President of the Gender Recognition Panel". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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+{{Short description|Tribunal in the United Kingdom}}
-{{More information|Gender Recognition Act 2004}}
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+The '''Gender Recognition Panel''' is a [[tribunal]] in the [[United Kingdom]] dealing with [[transsexual]] and [[transgender]] concerns and allowing people to change their [[legal gender]]. It was founded to satisfy the [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]], which legislates its decision-making process.
+It issues gender recognition certificates for people who "live in another gender".<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=2004 |chapter=7 |act=Gender Recognition Act |section=1}}</ref>
-The '''Gender Recognition Panel''' is a [[tribunal]] in the [[United Kingdom]] dealing with [[transsexual]] and [[transgender]] concerns and allowing people to change their legal [[gender]]. It was founded as a response to the [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]].
+The members of the panel are appointed by the [[Lord Chancellor]]  with the agreement of the [[Devolution in the United Kingdom|presidents of the Courts for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland]]. Only lawyers, medical practitioners or psychologists may be appointed to the panel.<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=2004 |chapter=7 |act=Gender Recognition Act |schedule=1}}</ref> Its current president, Paula Gray, was appointed by [[Robert Buckland]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=President of the Gender Recognition Panel |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/president-of-the-gender-recognition-panel-paula-gray/ |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |date=November 2019 |access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 {{Portal|Transgender}}
-*[[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom]]
+* [[Transgender rights in the United Kingdom]]
+* [[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom]]
-*[[Legal aspects of transsexualism]]
+* [[Legal aspects of transsexualism]]
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.grp.gov.uk/ Website]
+<!-- *[http://www.grp.gov.uk/ Website] apparently defunct -->
+*[https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/tribunals/about-the-tribunals/gender-recognition-panel/ Website]
+{{Transgender topics}}
 [[Category:United Kingdom tribunals]]
-[[Category:Transgender law]]
+[[Category:Transgender law in the United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:LGBT rights in the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:Transgender in the United Kingdom]]