This is an additional guidance note issued by the president of the Gender Recognition Panel regarding the Gender Recognition Act's medical requirements.
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It is the responsibility of the Panel to decide whether the applicant has satisfied all of the section 2 requirements by considering the evidence provided in support of each of the four requirements. In the case of section 2(a), the Panel must therefore examine the medical evidence provided in order to determine whether it is satisfied that the applicant has or has had the diagnosis of gender dysphoria. In order to do so the Panel requires more than a simple statement that such a diagnosis was made. The medical practitioner practising in the field who supplies the report should include details of the process followed and evidence considered
over a period of time to make the diagnosis in the applicant’s case. Nor is it sufficient to use the broad phrase, ‘gender reassignment surgery’ without indicating what surgery has been carried out. Nor should relevant treatments be omitted, such as hormone therapy. These requirements are particularly pertinent in assisting the Panel to be satisfied not only that the applicant has or has had gender dysphoria but also has lived in the acquired gender for at least 2 years and intends to live in that gender until death.
