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<p>The Government has no plans to review the Gender Recognition Act 2004. There is no spousal veto currently in the 2004 Act and there will be no spousal veto when the gender recognition provisions of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 are implemented. All applicants for gender recognition will, as now, be able to obtain their legal gender change regardless of their spouse's views.</p><p>Under the new provisions in the 2013 Act, couples who wish to stay married following gender recognition will each need to complete statutory declarations to this effect. This will allow the Gender Recognition Panel to issue a full gender recognition certificate to the applicant.</p><p>Where the couple do not wish to stay married, the Panel will, as now, issue an interim gender recognition certificate. This will allow either party to initiate proceedings to annul their marriage and the applicant to obtain their full certificate.</p> |