PQ 305
305. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Social Protection the precise legal basis on which persons applying for a gender recognition certificate and wishing to use a name different from that on their original birth certificate are required to provide evidence of use and repute in respect of a name or to produce a deed poll that has been enrolled in the High Court; the reason such additional documentation is necessary in view of the fact that section 10(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 simply requires the applicant to furnish the preferred forename and surname; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/17]
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21 February 2017
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21 February 2017 · Gender Recognition
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Martin, Catherine.
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21 February 2017
Summary
305. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Social Protection the precise legal basis on which persons applying for a gender recognition certificate and wishing to use a name different from that on their original birth certificate are required to provide evidence of use and repute in respect of a name or to produce a deed poll that has been enrolled in the High Court; the reason such additional documentation is necessary in view of the fact that section 10(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 simply requires the applicant to furnish the preferred forename and surname; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/17]
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21 February 2017
Gender Recognition
305. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Social Protection the precise legal basis on which persons applying for a gender recognition certificate and wishing to use a name different from that on their original birth certificate are required to provide evidence of use and repute in respect of a name or to produce a deed poll that has been enrolled in the High Court; the reason such additional documentation is necessary in view of the fact that section 10(1)(b) of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 simply requires the applicant to furnish the preferred forename and surname; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/17]
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Gender Recognition
Gender Recognition
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