Lead member
Lord Blencathra
Conservative, Life peer
Lords
Decision
Withdrawn
The amendment was withdrawn after debate and no decision was taken on it.
Amendment text
After Clause 124
Insert the following new Clause—
“Sex-specific incarceration for violent and sexual offenders
After section 20 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 insert—
“20A
Sex-specific incarceration
(1)
Where a person with a gender recognition certificate is serving a conviction for a violent or sexual offence, that person shall be treated with respect to housing on the prison estate by reference to the sex registered at their birth.
(2)
Where a person with a gender recognition certificate is remanded in custody for a suspected violent or sexual offence, that person shall be treated with respect to housing on the prison estate by reference to the sex registered at their birth.””
Member’s explanatory statement
This amends the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to ensure that prisoners with a gender recognition certificate who are suspected or convicted of violent or sexual offences are treated as their sex registered at birth with respect to housing on the prison estate.