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<p>This Government does not recognise so-called ‘gay conversion therapy’ as a legitimate
treatment. A person's sexual orientation is not an illness to be cured. We have already
worked with the main registration and accreditation bodies for psychotherapy and counselling
practitioners, including the UK Council for Psychotherapy, to develop a Memorandum
of Understanding to put a stop to this practice.</p><p>We are not aware of widespread
instances of gay conversion therapy happening in the United Kingdom, but we want to
get a better idea of the extent to which it is being practised. That is why we included
questions on this topic in our national LGBT survey, which was launched this summer.
We will publish the survey results and our response in the new year.</p>
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