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Probably the first and most important – change your name , without this being done, you will have difficulty getting anything else changed. |
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Change your bank account details and get a new credit card/cards issued in your new name. |
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Notify the Inland Revenue (Tax Office) of your new name and gender change – the Inland Revenue has a specific Helpline you can call for advice on changing your tax and national insurance details – please ring 03000 534730 |
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Notify the National Insurance Office of your new name and gender change – also see above for the government helpline for this. |
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Write to the DVLC to get a new driving licence issued (you will need a new photograph for this). |
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If you have a passport, apply for a new passport in your new name and gender (again, new photographs of you will be required for this). |
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Go and see your GP and arrange for all your medical details to be archived and your details to be changed on their computer system. |
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If you have a Blue Badge, a bus pass, etc., you will need to get these changed to your new name and gender (they will require new photographs). |
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Your employer, and former employers where you might have a pension. |
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Your pension provider or providers. |
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Your landlord or mortgage company. |
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Your local authority (council), for such matters as council tax, housing benefit and social services. |
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The electoral registration officer at your local authority (you don’t need to wait for an election to do this). |
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After you have notified the electoral roll, you can then notify credit reference agencies with your new details. |
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Utility companies (water, gas, electricity, phone and mobile phone). |
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Banks, building societies, insurance companies, and companies you might have shares in. |
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Credit card, store card and charge card companies, other organisations you have a loan with, and mail-order companies. |
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The TV Licensing Agency (if you have a television license). |
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The school, college or university you or your child attends. |
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The local library service. |
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If you own land/property you need to notify the Land Registry of the changes which you can do here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-of-gender-cng |
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Insurance companies which you have policies with. |
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Any share certificates which you might own will need to be updated. |
