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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under which provisions of the Equality Act 2010 HMRC grants holders of a Gender Recognition Certificate preferential access to the Public Department 1 helpline ahead of others with protected characteristics.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under which provisions of the Equality Act 2010 HMRC grants holders of a Gender Recognition Certificate preferential access to the Public Department 1 helpline ahead of others with protected characteristics.
Improving day-to-day performance, including waiting time on helplines, is a key priority for HMRC. HMRC are taking steps to make sure more of their services are digital, so customers can self-serve online. HMRC online services and the HMRC app are convenient to access and receive high customer satisfaction ratings. As more people use HMRC online services, advisers are freed up to support those with more complex queries and those who are digitally excluded.
The policy on customers with gender recognition certificates being handled by PD1 was introduced in 2005.
Customer records are handled by PD1 for a number of reasons and HMRC does not hold data on the number of customer records managed by its Specialist Management Units (including PD1) solely on the basis of the customer holding a Gender Recognition Certificate.
The total number of Special Customer records managed by our Specialist Management Units (including PD1) is approx. 272,000 on all grounds.
HMRC does not offer preferential access to holders of a Gender Recognition Certificate to the PD1 telephone lines ahead of others with protected characteristics. All customers of PD1 are provided the same numbers to contact HMRC.
PD1 only offers telephony support on the gender reassignment aspects of the Equality Act 2010 groups. They do not provide telephony access routes for the broader range of customer needs represented under the Act. HMRC provides many other support channels for wider groups covered by the Equality Act.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers are currently registered to use the HMRC Public Department 1 helpline on the basis of holding a Gender Recognition Certificate; and what the total number of taxpayers registered to use that service is on all grounds combined.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers are currently registered to use the HMRC Public Department 1 helpline on the basis of holding a Gender Recognition Certificate; and what the total number of taxpayers registered to use that service is on all grounds combined.
Improving day-to-day performance, including waiting time on helplines, is a key priority for HMRC. HMRC are taking steps to make sure more of their services are digital, so customers can self-serve online. HMRC online services and the HMRC app are convenient to access and receive high customer satisfaction ratings. As more people use HMRC online services, advisers are freed up to support those with more complex queries and those who are digitally excluded.
The policy on customers with gender recognition certificates being handled by PD1 was introduced in 2005.
Customer records are handled by PD1 for a number of reasons and HMRC does not hold data on the number of customer records managed by its Specialist Management Units (including PD1) solely on the basis of the customer holding a Gender Recognition Certificate.
The total number of Special Customer records managed by our Specialist Management Units (including PD1) is approx. 272,000 on all grounds.
HMRC does not offer preferential access to holders of a Gender Recognition Certificate to the PD1 telephone lines ahead of others with protected characteristics. All customers of PD1 are provided the same numbers to contact HMRC.
PD1 only offers telephony support on the gender reassignment aspects of the Equality Act 2010 groups. They do not provide telephony access routes for the broader range of customer needs represented under the Act. HMRC provides many other support channels for wider groups covered by the Equality Act.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on improving the process by which people can apply for and obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on improving the process by which people can apply for and obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.
This Government is committed to protecting trans people, ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect.
We have already delivered our manifesto commitment to equalise all existing strands of hate crime to ensure that hate crime committed on the basis of sexual orientation, transgender identity, sex or disability is treated equally seriously to that committed on the basis of race or religion. Our next priorities are improving trans healthcare and, as set out in the King’s Speech, to bring forward a trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on improving the process by which people can apply for and obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress she has made on improving the process by which people can apply for and obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate.
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
The Supreme Court has ruled that references to “sex”, “man” and “woman” in the Equality Act refer to biological sex (a person’s sex at birth).
The Supreme Court has ruled that references to “sex”, “man” and “woman” in the Equality Act refer to biological sex (a person’s sex at birth).
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether possession of Gender Recognition Certificates affects prison placement decisions for offenders convicted of (a) stalking and (b) harassment; and whether this was a factor in the placement of Vivienne Taylor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether possession of Gender Recognition Certificates affects prison placement decisions for offenders convicted of (a) stalking and (b) harassment; and whether this was a factor in the placement of Vivienne Taylor.
We have interpreted these Parliamentary Questions as relating to transgender women in the prison estate.
Transgender women with birth genitalia and/or any history of sexual or violent offences – including individuals with a Gender Recognition Certificate – cannot be held in the general women’s estate other than in exceptional circumstances, where an exemption has been granted by Ministers. No transgender women have received such an exemption under this Government.
Placement decisions for transgender prisoners are determined by a Complex Case Board (CCB) - a multidisciplinary panel of experts. Whilst possession of a Gender Recognition Certificate is a consideration, it is one of a range of risk and vulnerabilities that are considered - including offending history and mental health conditions - and does not take precedence. CCBs assess both risk that the individual may face to and from others.
The very small number of transgender women who fail to meet the high-risk threshold we have set for being accommodated in the general women’s estate, but who are too vulnerable to be held in the men’s estate are housed on E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview. They are accommodated completely separately to biological women, in a discrete building behind a gated fence. Despite being on the site of HMP/YOI Downview, E Wing is not part of the general women’s estate, and E Wing prisoners can only access the prison's wider regime under supervision, and where a local risk assessment deems this appropriate.
As of 1 April 2026, fewer than five transgender women were being held in the general women's prison estate. None of these has convictions for sexual or stalking offences. We cannot comment on individual cases.
There have been no assaults or sexual assaults committed by transgender women in the general women's estate in the last five years. The number of safeguarding alerts involving transgender prisoners placed in the women’s estate over the last five years can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
We are working through the implications of the 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010, and the Government is considering the draft updated Code of Practice produced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Once this process has been completed, we will confirm any updates to the transgender prisoner allocation policy.
Lords report stage second day. Amendments 276, 278, 279 and 281 agreed to. Amendment 281A agreed to on division (144 to 140). Amendments 282, 283, 285 to 288 and 290 to 296 agreed to. Amendment 297AA (to amendment 297) agreed to on division (144 to 143). Amendment 297, as amended, agreed to. Amendment 300 agreed to on division (143 to 140). Amendment 300A agreed to on division (142 to 140). Amendments 301, 302, 308 to 313 and 314 to 316 agreed to. (Part 2 of 2).
Lords report stage second day. Amendments 276, 278, 279 and 281 agreed to. Amendment 281A agreed to on division (144 to 140). Amendments 282, 283, 285 to 288 and 290 to 296 agreed to. Amendment 297AA (to amendment 297) agreed to on division (144 to 143). Amendment 297, as amended,...
Moved by
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
275: After Clause 89, insert the following new Clause—
“Content removal reporting and enforcement
(1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision for—
(a) the way in which offences under...
Moved by
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
275: After Clause 89, insert the following new Clause—
“Content removal reporting and enforcement
(1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision for—
(a) the way in which offences under...
My Lords, Amendment 275 is in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Pannick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I apologise to the House for the last-minute degrouping of this amendment. It is a vital amendment and I wanted to ensure that it could...
My Lords, Amendment 275 is in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Pannick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I apologise to the House for the last-minute degrouping of this amendment. It is a vital amendment and I wanted to ensure that it could...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for her amendment, which would place a duty on the Secretary of State, within 12 months of the Act being passed, to make provisions for the way in which offences of sharing intimate images are reported and the mechanisms by which content is...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend for her amendment, which would place a duty on the Secretary of State, within 12 months of the Act being passed, to make provisions for the way in which offences of sharing intimate images are reported and the mechanisms by which content is...
My Lords, I am pleased to put on record that this Government completely accept and agree with the intention that underlies this amendment. That is why, as I said earlier, the Government will introduce a legal duty for tech platforms to take down reported non-consensual intimate image abuse within 48...
My Lords, I am pleased to put on record that this Government completely accept and agree with the intention that underlies this amendment. That is why, as I said earlier, the Government will introduce a legal duty for tech platforms to take down reported non-consensual intimate image abuse within 48...
Can the Minister confirm to the House that not only will the Government be bringing forward amendments but if I am not satisfied with them, I may bring back my own?
Can the Minister confirm to the House that not only will the Government be bringing forward amendments but if I am not satisfied with them, I may bring back my own?
Yes.
Yes.
May I just check that that is an undertaking? We have a nod. Thank you. I am very pleased that we will return to this issue at Third Reading, but for now, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
May I just check that that is an undertaking? We have a nod. Thank you. I am very pleased that we will return to this issue at Third Reading, but for now, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Moved by
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
276: After Clause 89, insert the following new Clause—
“Register of intimate images shared without consent
(1) No later than 12 months from the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument establish a statutory Non-Consensual Intimate...
Moved by
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge
276: After Clause 89, insert the following new Clause—
“Register of intimate images shared without consent
(1) No later than 12 months from the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument establish a statutory Non-Consensual Intimate...
Moved by
Baroness Levitt
278: Schedule 11, page 321, line 19, at end insert—
“1A After section 66A insert—
“66AA Sharing semen-defaced image
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) A intentionally shares a semen-defaced image of another person (B),
(b) B does not consent to the sharing of the semen-defaced image, and
(c) A does...
Moved by
Baroness Levitt
278: Schedule 11, page 321, line 19, at end insert—
“1A After section 66A insert—
“66AA Sharing semen-defaced image
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) A intentionally shares a semen-defaced image of another person (B),
(b) B does not consent to the sharing of the semen-defaced image, and
(c) A does...
Moved by
Baroness Levitt
281: Schedule 11, page 324, line 13, at end insert—
“66AD Creating a copy of intimate photograph or film shared temporarily
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) another person (B)—
(i) shares with A a photograph or film which shows, or appears to show, B in an intimate state,...
Moved by
Baroness Levitt
281: Schedule 11, page 324, line 13, at end insert—
“66AD Creating a copy of intimate photograph or film shared temporarily
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a) another person (B)—
(i) shares with A a photograph or film which shows, or appears to show, B in an intimate state,...
Moved by
Baroness Bertin
281A: Schedule 11, page 324, line 13, at end insert—
“66AD Possession of software to create or amend a digitally produced sexually explicit photograph or film
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if A intentionally possesses, obtains or stores software whose primary purpose is to create or alter a...
Moved by
Baroness Bertin
281A: Schedule 11, page 324, line 13, at end insert—
“66AD Possession of software to create or amend a digitally produced sexually explicit photograph or film
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if A intentionally possesses, obtains or stores software whose primary purpose is to create or alter a...
I want to test the opinion of the House.
I want to test the opinion of the House.
Moved by
Baroness Levitt
282: Schedule 11, page 324, line 28, at end insert—
“(2A) In subsection (3), at the end insert “, or as a person with whom it is shared”.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment ensures that the provider of an internet service by means of which a photograph or film is shared...
Moved by
Baroness Levitt
282: Schedule 11, page 324, line 28, at end insert—
“(2A) In subsection (3), at the end insert “, or as a person with whom it is shared”.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment ensures that the provider of an internet service by means of which a photograph or film is shared...