Gender Recognition Certificate: applications and outcomes
Published 29 June 2022
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1. Main facts and figures
The data shows that, in the financial year 2020 to 2021:
- 95.6% of all decisions made on Gender Recognition Certificate applications led to a full or interim certificate being awarded
- 1.8% of all decisions led to an application being refused
2. What the data measures
The data shows the number of Gender Recognition Certificate applications received in the 16 financial years between April 2005 and March 2021. It also shows the number of decisions made (‘disposals’) in each of those years.
The data shows the percentage of applications that were:
- successful – applicants were given either a full or interim certificate
- refused
- withdrawn, not paid for, or not considered because they contained errors (labelled as ‘other’ in the table)
Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point.
3. Application outcomes
| Financial year | Certificate granted | Certificate refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 to 2021 | 95.6% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| 2019 to 2020 | 93.1% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 2018 to 2019 | 90.9% | 5.2% | 3.9% |
| 2017 to 2018 | 88.6% | 7.2% | 4.2% |
| 2016 to 2017 | 92.9% | 4.3% | 2.9% |
| 2015 to 2016 | 89.0% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| 2014 to 2015 | 89.1% | 2.8% | 8.1% |
| 2013 to 2014 | 90.0% | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| 2012 to 2013 | 88.1% | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| 2011 to 2012 | 89.1% | 7.7% | 3.2% |
| 2010 to 2011 | 86.8% | 8.5% | 4.7% |
| 2009 to 2010 | 92.4% | 5.4% | 2.2% |
| 2008 to 2009 | 97.1% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| 2007 to 2008 | 92.7% | 6.0% | 1.3% |
| 2006 to 2007 | 93.7% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| 2005 to 2006 | 95.7% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
To see the data in full, download Main tables (October to December 2021) (OpenDocument format), and see table GRP_1.
4. Number of applications and decisions made
Applications are reviewed by the Gender Recognition Panel around 22 weeks after they have been received, on average. Because of this, there is usually a difference in the number of applications and decisions made in any financial year.
| Financial year | Number of applications | Number of decisions made |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 to 2021 | 466 | 456 |
| 2019 to 2020 | 443 | 403 |
| 2018 to 2019 | 379 | 363 |
| 2017 to 2018 | 369 | 405 |
| 2016 to 2017 | 365 | 350 |
| 2015 to 2016 | 375 | 373 |
| 2014 to 2015 | 342 | 284 |
| 2013 to 2014 | 311 | 371 |
| 2012 to 2013 | 301 | 277 |
| 2011 to 2012 | 320 | 311 |
| 2010 to 2011 | 305 | 318 |
| 2009 to 2010 | 289 | 276 |
| 2008 to 2009 | 275 | 274 |
| 2007 to 2008 | 294 | 449 |
| 2006 to 2007 | 693 | 590 |
| 2005 to 2006 | 1,059 | 1,271 |
To see the data in full, download Main tables (October to December 2021) (OpenDocument format), and see table GRP_1.
5. Data source
- Tribunal Statistics Quarterly: October to December 2021
- Type of data: Administrative data
- Type of statistics: Official statistics
- Publisher: Ministry of Justice
- Publication frequency: Every 3 months
- Time period: April 2005 to March 2021
- Area covered: England
- Methodology: Read the guide to Tribunal Statistics Quarterly