CRC concluding observations 2023, paragraph 25
Plain English recommendation
Government should: Recognise the right to identity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children. Do more to ensure that all adolescents enjoy freedom of expression and respect for their physical and psychological integrity, gender identity and emerging autonomy. Ensure that transgender children have a say on systems of gender recognition, and that decisions about these systems are in line with their rights, including the right to be heard, to identity, and to free and informed consent.
Original UN recommendation
Noting the decision taken by the State party to prevent the implementation of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, the Committee recommends that the State party recognize the right to identity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children, and put in place measures to ensure that all adolescents enjoy their freedom of expression and respect for their physical and psychological integrity, gender identity and emerging autonomy. In this context, the State party should ensure that any decisions regarding systems of gender recognition for children are taken in close consultation with transgender children and in line with children’s rights, including the right to be heard and the right to identity, in accordance with their evolving capacities, to free and informed consent and with appropriate safeguards.
Date of UN examination
18/05/2023
UN article number
7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Original UN document
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