Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment

Footnotes

1. The 2017 consultation is available at: Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004: consultation.

2. The 2019 consultation is available at Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: consultation

3. Published at Gender Recognition Act 2015: Report to the Oireachtas under Section 7 of the Act

4. Kuyper, L & Wijsen, C (2014) Gender Identities and Gender Dysphoria in the Netherlands, Archives of Sexual Behaviour (Volume 43 Issue 2)

5. As at mid-2020 there was an estimated Scottish population of 110,139 16 & 17 year olds (56,560 males and 53,579 females). Source: National Records of Scotland, 2021. Mid-2020 population estimates Scotland. Available at: National Records of Scotland: Mid-2020 Population Estimates Scotland in the data spreadsheet.

6. At: National LGBT Survey: Research report in Annex 3 Characteristics.

7. Government of Ireland, Department of Social Protection Gender Recognition Annual Report 2020, available at Gender Recognition - Annual Reports

8. The 2017 consultation is available at: Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004: consultation.

9. The 2019 consultation is available at Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: consultation

10. At: LGBT Youth Scotland.

11. At: Sandyford - Gender Services

12. At: Lothian Sexual Health

13. TransparenTsees was founded in 2013 by a parent. In 2016, three other autonomous groups were established in Edinburgh, Perth and Elgin. TransparenTsees offers email and telephone support as well as the opportunity for parents and other family members to meet each other.

14. Commentary on Scottish Government response to this is mentioned above in section 3.

15. Responses to the 2019 consultation from these example organisations are published at Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill consultation

16. Responses to the 2017 consultation from organisations are published in alphabetical order at Review of GRA - Responses from Organisations - Published Responses from Organisations, and responses to the 2019 consultation from organisations are published in alphabetical order at Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill consultation

17. In addition, a meeting was scheduled on a number of occasions with the group Women and Girls in Scotland who were unable to attend: Women and Girls in Scotland. Their views were instead set out in correspondence.

18. The draft CRWIA published as part of the 2017 consultation is available at: Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004: consultation.

19. At: Gender Identity Development Services - Number of Referrals.

20. The Scottish Public Health Network, at: Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN) - Health Care Needs Assessment of Gender Identity Services, page 46

21. At: Gender Identity Development Services - Number of Referrals.

22. Mental Health of Transgender Youth in Care at and Adolescent Urban Community Health Centre: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study, Sari L. Reisner and Ors, Journal of Adolescent Health March 2015 Vol 56 Issue 3 pages 274-279 at: Mental health of transgender youth in care at an adolescent urban community health center: A matched retrospective cohort study

23. Rebeca Robles et al "Removing transgender identity from the classification of mental disorders: a Mexican field study for ICD-11" Removing transgender identity from the classification of mental disorders: a Mexican field study for ICD-11

24. Dhejne C et al "Mental Health and gender dysphoria: A review of the literature (2016)

25. At: Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004: consultation analysis, page 51

26. The GIDs website Gender Identity Development Service - Evidence Base indicates that there seems to be a higher prevalence of autistic spectrum conditions in young people diagnosed with gender dysphoria than in the general population, but also notes that the reasons why this is the case are still unknown.

27. At: Written evidence submitted by LGBT Youth Scotland to the Transgender Equality Inquiry

28. At: Response to Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

29. Response to Gender Recognition Consultation Scotland

30. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997, section 24(2).

31. At the URL below Access Canberra

32. Information on the process is at Instructions for the Application for Change of Gender Designation .The legislation is the Vital Statistics Act, at section 27 here - Vital Statistics Act.

33. At Gender Recognition Act 2015

34. In November 2019, the Irish Minister published a response to the recommendations of a Review of the Act which included that the Government were minded to legislate to simplify the arrangements for those aged 16 and 17. The response is at Gender Recognition Act 2015: Report to the Oireachtas under Section 7 of the Act

35. At Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act

36. At Information for Transgender Applicants.

37. At Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995andYouthlaw - Legal Ages.

38. New Zealand passed a Bill to simplify the process of legal gender recognition in December 2021, which includes removing the need to have undergone medical treatment. 16- and 17-year olds will be able to apply with parental consent. Details on the Bill can be found at The Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill

39. Unless the child has an intersex condition/variation in sex characteristics, in which case an application can be made notwithstanding they are under 6 years of age.