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Detention services order 11/2012 about caring for and managing transsexual detainees.…
Information and guidance for transgender and transsexual customers.
To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change
You’ll need to get a new passport to travel abroad or prove your identity…
You can get a new passport in your new name either before or after the…
When you apply, you also need to send: your birth certificate a statement…
Send one of the following when you apply for a passport: a Gender…
You can: change the spelling of your name slightly - for example, Jane to…
You can change your name on your passport with one of the following…
Additional information for transgender and transsexual customers
This guide gives general advice to civil servants about transsexualism and gender reassignment issues relevant to Civil Service employees.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
This quick start guide tells you how the Equality Act changes what you have to do in order to prevent and address discrimination against, and…
The review on transgender offenders informs new policy on their management by the National Offender Management Service.
Quarterly National Statistics on Gender Recognition Certificates applied for and granted by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s Gender Recognition Panel.
Quarterly Official Statistics on Gender Recognition Certificates applied for and granted by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s Gender Recognition Panel.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Rowland on 19 July 2017.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Mr Justice Cavanagh on 07 October 2019.
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Quarterly National Statistics on Gender Recognition Certificates applied for and granted.
Demonstrating Compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).
Quarterly official statistics on Gender Recognition Certificates applied for and granted by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service’s Gender Recognition Panel.
Immigration staff guidance on UK Visas and Immigration's powers to search people and seize items.
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