Dr Ben Spencer
Ben Obese-Jecty
Peter Fortune
* To move the following Clause—
“Directions to public authorities on recording of sex data
(1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passage of this Act, issue regulations relating to the code of practice set out in section 49 of this Act which require public authorities to—
(a) collect, process and retain sex data only where it is lawful to do so in accordance with data protection legislation;
(b) request and record sex data accurately, in every circumstance where sex data is collected, in accordance with following category terms and definitions—
(i) "Sex” meaning male or female only based on “sex at birth”, “natal sex"” or “biological sex” (these terms carrying the same meaning and capable of being used interchangeably); and,
(ii) in addition, where it is lawful to do so in accordance with data protection legislation and the Gender Recognition Act 2004, “Acquired Gender” meaning male or female only, as recorded on a gender recognition certificate issued in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004;
(c) have updated relevant organisation guidance to stipulate that, where sex data is collected, this must be done in accordance with the definitions set out by subsection (1)(b) within three months of these regulations coming into force;
(d) have conducted a review of the accuracy of data held in relation to the sex of data subjects to ensure that the data is accurate in recording sex at birth and, where relevant and collected lawfully, acquired gender as recorded on a gender recognition certificate within 12 months of these regulations coming into force;
(e) have taken every reasonable step to ensure that any data held in relation to the sex and, where relevant and collected lawfully, acquired gender as recorded on a gender recognition certificate of a data subject that
Damn ghouls itching to make themselves the genital police.
If this amendment passes it would effectively negate the Gender Recognition Act for official records. 🏳️⚧️
bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825
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