Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence is required to determine gender identity as basis for claiming asylum.

All asylum and human rights claims are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. The Substantive asylum interview is the claimant’s main opportunity to provide detailed evidence that relates specifically to their individual protection needs.

Our guidance for considering asylum claims is available on GOV.UK at: Assessing credibility and refugee status: caseworker guidance - GOV.UK

Asylum claims made after 28 June 2022 have been considered to the higher standard of proof established in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.