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Civil Service: Gender Recognition

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 September 2026UIN 19158

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 14 July to Question HL1591, on Civil Service: Gender Recognition, in determining the public interest under section 2(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 what weight did her Department give to the fact that the document in question is finalised departmental guidance rather than material relating to ongoing deliberation.

Answered by Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office fully accounted for the status of the requested information when making the public interest assessment under section 2(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. While the central model policy templates are finalised, broader rollout of departmental guidance is at active consultation and implementation phase.

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