Blue Badge Scheme: Gender
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the gov.uk Apply for a Blue Badge service asks for user's gender as (a) male, (b) female and (c) identify differently; and if he will ensure the Government Digital Service collects biological sex data.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
This information is collected as part of the Blue Badge application process to ensure the application is handled sensitively and issue badges under the appropriate gender.
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is tasked with transforming the provision of online public services, and is a matter for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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