Passports: Gender
(asked on 30th May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will take legislative steps to introduce a gender-neutral marker on passports.
Answered by
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
This question was answered on 5th June 2025
The purpose of identity documents, including passports, is to verify a person’s identity and confirm they are the rightful holder of the document.
Current policy is that only ‘male’ and ‘female’ sexes are recognised for official purposes under UK law, which is reflected in UK passport policy.
There are no current plans to introduce a gender-neutral marker on passports.