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<p>To better understand the nature and impact of conversion therapy practices in the
UK, the Government commissioned research on conversion therapy, including around the
prevalence and nature of such practices in the UK. This was published on 29 October,
alongside our public consultation on how to ban conversion therapy, and is available
at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study/conversion-therapy-an-evidence-assessment-and-qualitative-study</a>.</p><p>This
report summarises the review undertaken of research published from January 2000 to
June 2020 as well as the findings from qualitative interviews with 30 people who have
had experience of conversion therapy in the UK since 2000.</p><p>The report also draws
on the findings from the National LGBT Survey of over 108,000 people in 2017, including
that 5% of respondents had been offered so called ‘conversion’ or ‘reparative’ therapy
and a further 2% had undergone it. The survey also found that transgender respondents
were more likely to have reported having undergone or been offered conversion therapy
(13%) than non-transgender respondents (7%). The full results of the survey were published
in 2018 and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-lgbt-survey-summary-report</a></p><p>In
addition, we actively engage with a wide range of civil society stakeholders on the
subject of LGBT conversion therapy and monitor the international approaches being
taken.</p>
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