Moved by
Lord Wasserman
292G: After Clause 170, insert the following new Clause—
“Recording the sex and acquired gender of alleged victims and perpetrators of crime
After section 44 of the Police Act 1996 insert—
“44A Recording sex registered at birth and acquired gender
(1) Police forces in England and Wales must keep a record of the sex registered at birth of each person who is—
(a) the alleged victim of a crime reported to that police force, or
(b) arrested for a crime by a member of that police force.
(2) Police forces in England and Wales must keep a record of the acquired gender of each person with a gender recognition certificate who is—
(a) the alleged victim of a crime reported to a member of that police force, or
(b) arrested for a crime by a member of that police force.
(3) Provision by a police force to the Secretary of State of any protected information recorded under subsection (2) above does not constitute an offence under section 22 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.””
Member’s explanatory statement
This amends the Police Act 1996 to ensure that the sex registered at birth and acquired gender, if appropriate, of anyone who is the alleged victim of a crime or who is arrested for a crime will be recorded by police.