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by Daniel Martin, Telegraph:
HM Passport Office approved more than 3,000 requests for people to change their ‘sex marker’ between 2018 and 2022.
Ministers are considering closing a “major loophole” that allows people to self-identify their gender on passports and driving licences.
At present there is no requirement for people to present a gender recognition certificate (GRC) if they want to change the sex recorded on official government documents.
Freedom of information requests show that between 2018 and 2022, HM Passport Office approved more than 3,000 requests for people to change their “sex marker”.
Campaigners say the loophole creates “self-ID by the back door” and leads to a danger that single-sex spaces for women and girls could be compromised, because passports and driving licences are commonly used for identification in normal life.
Kemi Badenoch, the equalities minister, wants to close the loophole but needs the support of other departments.
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