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Passports: Sex

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 24 April 2025UIN 45772

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) passports and (b) other documents issued by her Department can be used to prove someone's sex.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

A birth certificate issued by the General Register Office records sex at birth. A British passport issued by HM Passport Office includes a M or F sex marker, denoting the sex of the holder.

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