Guidelines relating to transgender considerations (FOI)

Request

I would like to request:

1

A list of all government-issued guidelines that relate to transgender ("trans", "trans*", "transgender", "transgenderism") considerations.

2

A copy of each of these documents.

3

For each guidance/guidelines in the list, I would like to know:

i) If the document is in process of being reviewed, and if so,

ii) The estimated time frame for a revised version to be drafted and approved.

Response

Please see the responses from the relevant departments below:

States of Jersey Police 

1 and 2

The States of Jersey Police can confirm that no updated guidance documents have been received since last published in response to a previous Freedom of Information request as linked below. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) 2011 has been applied.  

Transgender Guidelines (FOI) 

3

This information is not held. As these are not government-issued guidelines, it is not known whether they are in the process of being reviewed. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.

Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) 

1 and 2 

CYPES have provided schools with published guidance. Please see the following link for the current version:  

CYPES Transgender Guidance for Schools.pdf.gov.je

3

The CYPES Transgender Guidance for Schools was reviewed in November 2024 by the Education Department and is in the process of being signed-off. A final version with be shared with schools and published on Gov.je

Justice and Home Affairs 

1 and 2

A link to the guidelines can be found in response to a previous Freedom of Information request as linked above. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

3

This information is not held. As these are not government-issued guidelines, it is not known whether they are in the process of being reviewed. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.

Customer & Local Services

1 and 2 

A link to the previous guidelines can be found in response to a previous Freedom of Information request as linked above. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

3

This was superseded in October 2024 by the guidelines attached. This document is not in the course of being reviewed. 

Health & Community Services

1 and 2 

A link to the previous guidelines can be found in response to a previous Freedom of Information request as linked above. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

Attachment CLS Guidelines.pdf​

3 

No information is held as to a planned completion date for the review and update of the current guidelines. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 is therefore applied. 

Articles applied 

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.    ​