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Gender Recognition (Disclosure<br />of Information) (Scotland) Order 2005<br />(SSI 2005/125)
Item 5 is consideration of the Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (Scotland) Order 2005. The purpose of the order is to provide for additional circumstances in which it will not be an offence to disclose certain information about a person's application for a gender recognition certificate or their gender prior to their being granted a full gender recognition certificate. I understand that the Equality Network is happy with the order. Is the committee happy?
I wondered why there needs to be disclosure of information on gender recognition for credit references, and for insolvency and bankruptcy. Why is it relevant?
The issue is that they will not exist as a person—or as the prior person.
Sorry, can you say that again?
It is so that banks can track the identity of the person who owes them money.
Their past identity ceases to exist.
Oh, I see.
It is to ensure recognition.
It is to ensure that when someone becomes another person they do not leave their debts behind as well.
I cannot imagine anybody changing their gender as an easy option. As I said, the Equality Network is happy with the order, so we can take it forward. Are we agreed?
We have before us a Council of Europe document on the European institute for gender equality. Is that for discussion at this meeting, or will it be on a future agenda?
It is just for information. If it was for discussion, it would be on the agenda.
Meeting continued in private until 13:05.
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