Government legislation and court rulings
The government consultation on conversion therapy has been published today. It is vital that everyone concerned about the 'transition' of children responds to this consultation to express their views. The…
We are disappointed at the decision of the Appeal Court today to uphold the appeal of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust against the decision of the Divisional Court…
The Tavistock appeal against the High Court judgment in the Keira Bell and Mrs A judicial review will be heard on June 23rd and June 24th. The hearing is expected…
We prepared the following briefing ahead of the House of Commons debate on the epetition calling for a Government ban on Conversion Therapy. At the end of the debate, Equalities…
by Susan Matthews The issue that the High Court had to consider in the Bell v. the Tavistock Judicial Review was whether (or at what age) children can give informed…
by Michael Biggs, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford. The Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) and University College London have finally released the results of their experiment on puberty…
The High Court ruled in the case of Keira Bell and Mrs A v the Tavistock that children under the age of 13 are ‘highly unlikely’ to be able to…
by Michael Biggs, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford. Keira Bell’s and Mrs A’s claim against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust led to a momentous judgment on 1…
In a landmark judgment that will have repercussions around the world the High Court today ruled that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are experimental treatments which cannot be given to…
The Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) has launched an Inquiry into reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA). The Inquiry asks for evidence in two areas: 1. The government…