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Originally Posted by Oldhag1
And, it means you can no longer track how many transgender women commit rape, something you could do until this change. That is probably the real reason for the change.
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As already pointed out, it's impossible for a biological woman to commit rape.
Home Office officials are working with police forces on a new procedure for officers to record the sex of criminals to ensure crime statistics are ‘more accurate’.
The ban follows cases where violent and sexual offences by men who call themselves female were recorded as being committed by women, prompting concerns that the practice is warping official data.
The Home Office confirmed that police forces are to be given new instructions on recording the sex of criminals more accurately.
The change was revealed in an official response to feminist campaigners calling for an overhaul of the rules.
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