Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate

Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate if you want your affirmed gender (sometimes called an ‘acquired gender’) to be legally recognised in the UK.

Start page on GOV.UK

About this service

• Organisations: Government Equalities Office, HM Courts & Tribunals Service, Cabinet Office
• Topic: Citizenship and living in the UK
• Status: Beta
• Source code:
  • Source code

Service history

Service launched

29 June 2022

• Gender recognition application modernised

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