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Transgender equality inquiry

Inquiry

The Women and Equalities Committee report on Transgender Equality makes over 30 recommendations in a wide range of policy areas. It calls on the Government to take action to ensure full equality for trans people, emphasising the need to update existing legislation; provide better services, especially in the NHS; and improve confidence in the criminal justice system.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Transgender Equality
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Response to this report
Transgender equality: Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2015-16
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities relating to Transgender Equality
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Oral evidence transcripts

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3 November 2015
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Witnesses Ed Vaizey MP, Minister, Culture, Media and Sport
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28 October 2015
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Witnesses Panel 1: Karen Bradley MP, Minister, Home Office, Jane Ellison MP, Minister, Department of Health, and Will Huxter, Regional Director of Specialised Commissioning (London), NHS England; Panel 2: Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Minister, Women and Equalities, Nick Boles MP, Minister, Business, Innovation and Skills, and Caroline Dinenage MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice.
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Oral Evidence
13 October 2015
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Witnesses Panel 1: Peter Dunne, Visiting Researcher, New York University Law School, Karen Harvey, Chair, a:gender, James Morton, Manager, Scottish Transgender Alliance, and Ashley Reed, initiator of online petition on gender self-definition. Panel 2: Sue Pascoe, and Christie Elan-Cane.
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Anonymised (TRA0069)
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Anonymised (TRA0080)
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Ms Adrianne Elson (TRA0177)
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