The state should let children change their gender without going to court, and those under 16 should be allowed to register a change if they have parental consent, according to a review of gender-recognition law commissioned by Regina Doherty, the social protection minister.

The report, which Doherty will bring to cabinet on Tuesday, recommends that Ireland replace the “legalistic and medical” gender-recognition system operating under the 2015 Gender Recognition Act with an administrative process.

The review body was chaired by Moninne Griffith, executive director of BeLonG To, a national organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people.

It recommends the courts become involved in adjudicating gender-recognition applications only when one parent does not consent, or when there is concern about the mental health