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Robert Wintemute

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The removal of the requirement for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and supporting medical evidence.

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The case law of the European Court Human Rights permits the requirement for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and does not require Scotland to remove it.

Provisions enabling applicants to make a statutory declaration that they have lived in the acquired gender for a minimum of three months (rather than the current period of two years) and that they intend to live permanently in their acquired gender.

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Most applicants for British citizenship have had to reside in the United Kingdom for six years before they are eligible to apply. This is much longer than the two-year period under the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

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If you have any comments on the removal of powers to introduce a fee.

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The fee for an application for British citizenship is currently £1330 plus £50 for the LIfe in the UK Test, £150 for the spoken English test that most applicants must take, and £125 for the biometric-data appointment, or a total of £1685. This in addition to any fees that have already been paid to obtain Indefinite Leave to Remain.

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Any other comments on the Bill.

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The Yogyakarta Principles do not represent "international best practice". There is no legal obligation to comply with any part of the Principles that goes beyond the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, especially Principle 31 on abolishing the reference to a newborn child's sex on her or his birth certificate.