The Supreme Court decision in the Keira Bell case is not a loss
The decision by the Supreme Court to deny Keira Bell and Mrs A permission to appeal the Court of Appeal judgment is disappointing. But it is not a loss. Keira…
Cass Review Interim Report published
The Cass Review, led by Hilary Cass OBE, has published its Interim Report today. The report vindicates many of the points we have been making over the past six years…
The Tavistock Appeal Court ruling
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’s experimentation with puberty blockers: the effects on bone density
by Michael Biggs Transgender Trend first examined the effects of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone agonist (GnRHa) on bone density in 2019. This was prompted by a study co-authored by Professor Gary Butler,…
Conversion therapy briefing
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…
‘The Gender Clinic’ revisited in light of the Keira Bell judgment
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…
An open letter to the BBC from Transgender Trend
Dear BBC We are writing to you as a matter of urgency concerning an article on the BBC website by Ben Hunte. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-55369784 Mr Hunte misrepresents the High Court ruling…
The Tavistock’s experiment with puberty blockers, part 5: the belated results
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…
Keira Bell – what does the court judgment mean for schools?
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…
The Tavistock’s Experimentation with Puberty Blockers, part 4: The Judicial Review
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…