To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the United Nations Independent
Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity Report on Conversion Therapy, published in February 2020, what
assessment they have made of its findings; and what plans they have this year to take
forward the recommendation to ban conversion therapy.
<p>The Government will ban conversion therapy. The ban will cover both sexual orientation
and gender identity. How we ban these practices is a complex issue that we must get
right. Officials continue to consult a range of organisations with diverse views.
As well as this consultation, officials continue to assess the most up-to-date evidence,
including that of the UN’s Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
and of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. We
have also undertaken research to understand practices, experiences and impacts associated
with conversion therapy and will publish this in due course. The Government is working
at pace on this issue and will outline its plans shortly.</p>
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by The International Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Curbing deception: a world survey of
legal restriction of so-called "conversion therapies", published in 2020, what assessment
they have made of its findings, especially its strategies to restrict conversion therapy
practices.
<p>The Government will ban conversion therapy. The ban will cover both sexual orientation
and gender identity. How we ban these practices is a complex issue that we must get
right. Officials continue to consult a range of organisations with diverse views.
As well as this consultation, officials continue to assess the most up-to-date evidence,
including that of the UN’s Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
and of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. We
have also undertaken research to understand practices, experiences and impacts associated
with conversion therapy and will publish this in due course. The Government is working
at pace on this issue and will outline its plans shortly.</p>
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their research on conversion therapy practices
in the UK has included consultation with (1) religious organisations opposed to a
ban, and (2) survivor groups and victims.
<p>The Government will ban conversion therapy. The ban will cover both sexual orientation
and gender identity. How we ban these practices is a complex issue that we must get
right. Officials continue to consult a range of organisations with diverse views.
As well as this consultation, officials continue to assess the most up-to-date evidence,
including that of the UN’s Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
and of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. We
have also undertaken research to understand practices, experiences and impacts associated
with conversion therapy and will publish this in due course. The Government is working
at pace on this issue and will outline its plans shortly.</p>