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removing the requirement for an applicant to have, or to have had gender dysphoria, and therefore removes the requirement for medical evidence to be provided
reducing the minimum age for application from 18 to 16
removing the Gender Recognition Panel from the process, instead applications will be made to the Registrar General for Scotland
reducing the period for which an applicant must have lived in their acquired gender before making an application, from two years to three months
introduction of a mandatory three month reflection period and a requirement for the applicant to confirm at the end of that period that they wish to proceed with the application before the application can be determined
introduction of a new...