Sixteen is too young to change legal gender, says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer
, passed by MSPs, removes the need for people to get a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria before starting the change process.
Supporters of the lower age limit previously argued that the age of legal capacity in Scotland was already 16 and that should be no different when it came to changing gender. Sir Keir would not be drawn on whether he would back a challenge, saying he wanted to wait and see what UK ministers decided to do.Author JK Rowling has been an outspoken critic of the reforms in Scotland
He said ministers were awaiting "detailed analysis" of how Scotland's gender law would affect UK legislation.Mr Harper told the BBC: "We are not proposing to make those changes for England, but what we have to do is make a decision about whether that legislation impacts on legislation elsewhere in the UK."That is why we need a detailed analysis of that, and that is the information the government needs before it can take a decision.
The official position of the Scottish Labour Party was to support that change, albeit that some of their MSPs refused to back the bill at the final stage.
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