Guidance

Gender recognition

Guidance for staff examining passport applications from customers who ask for a change of gender on their passport.

From:
HM Passport Office
Published
9 February 2010
Last updated
1828 OctoberSeptember 2022 — See all updates

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff what we mean by gender recognition.

It also tells them:

  • how a customer can ask for a change to the gender on their passport
  • what evidence the customer must send
  • how to examine an application
  • how to deal with applications to change a child’s gender
  • about the Gender Recognition Act
  • what the gender recognition panel is and how to contact them
Published 9 February 2010
Last updated 1828 OctoberSeptember 2022 + show all updates

  1. This guidance has been updated to reflect the change in our sovereign from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to His Majesty King Charles III.

  2. Accessible version added.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. First published.