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Trans Inclusion and Gender Identity Policy Consultation
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Bristol City Council is developing a new policy to provide clarity on how best to support trans and gender-diverse service users and citizens, as well as making sure other characteristics including sex-based protections are correctly and lawfully accounted for in any approach we take.
This policy will set out our overall approach, and individual council departments may still need to develop specific procedures and pathways to support trans people to access their services.
Why are we consulting?
We’ve committed publishing a new policy in 2022-23 and as part of our process we’re consulting to make sure we’re hearing all voices, that we have a clear understanding of the potential equality impact of our proposed policy approach, and that people have the chance to provide their views to support the Council to identify and rectify any gaps, issues, or ambiguities in our draft policy.
Our draft policy is available for consultation from 26 August until 9 October 2022.
Bristol City Council is developing a new policy to provide clarity on how best to support trans and gender-diverse service users and citizens, as well as making sure other characteristics including sex-based protections are correctly and lawfully accounted for in any approach we take.
This policy will set out our overall approach, and individual council departments may still need to develop specific procedures and pathways to support trans people to access their services.
Why are we consulting?
We’ve committed publishing a new policy in 2022-23 and as part of our process we’re consulting to make sure we’re hearing all voices, that we have a clear understanding of the potential equality impact of our proposed policy approach, and that people have the chance to provide their views to support the Council to identify and rectify any gaps, issues, or ambiguities in our draft policy.
Our draft policy is available for consultation from 26 August until 9 October 2022.
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Following a public consultation in 2022, Bristol City Council is updating its guidance for staff and has created a gender identity policy which outlines different protections for services users. An easy-read version of the policy is in development and will be uploaded in due course.
The updated policy, associated consultation report and EQIA can be viewed by following the links below:
Trans Inclusion and Gender Identity Policy Consultation has finished this stage
This consultation is open for contributions.
Under Review
Trans Inclusion and Gender Identity Policy Consultation has finished this stage
Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
Final report
Trans Inclusion and Gender Identity Policy Consultation is currently at this stage
The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
