The Scottish government has drafted legislation to streamline the process for obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate

There is no evidence men identify as transgender to access female-only spaces to commit sexual violence, the Scottish government has said.

Draft legislation to reform and streamline the process for obtaining a Gender Recognition Certificate was published yesterday.

It would remove the requirement for applicants to provide medical evidence of their diagnosis of gender dysphoria, while retaining a condition that applicants must make a solemn statutory declaration that they have been living in their acquired gender and intend to do so permanently.

A minimum three-month period of reflection between applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate and confirming the application would also be introduced as part of the bill. This would mean applicants must have lived in their acquired gender for a minimum of six months