Next Monday 23 May, MPs will debate e-petition 580220, relating to legal recognition of non-binary gender identities. Nick Fletcher MP, a member of the petitions committee, has been asked by the Committee to open the debate.

Minister for equalities, Mike Freer, will respond for the Government.

The petition, which has more than 140,000 signatures, states: “Have non binary be included as an option under the GRP (Gender Recognition Panel)/ GRC (Gender Recognition Certificate), in order to allow those identifying as non binary to be legally seen as their true gender identity. As well as having ‘Non-binary’ be seen as a valid transgender identity.”

In its response to the petition, provided on 20 May 2021, the Government said: “As set out in the response to the Gender Recognition Act consultation, there are no plans to make changes to the 2004 Act.”