Kirsty Blackman: I am looking for an update on the timeline for the conversion practices ban and on what the scrutiny might look like.

UK — Parliament · 2025-05-19 · UK · verified record

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I am looking for an update on the timeline for the conversion practices ban and on what the scrutiny might look like. I understand that it is being published in draft, which is very much appreciated—the Online Safety Act 2023 really benefited from being published in draft—but what scrutiny will happen, and what is the timeline for the initial publication of the draft?

I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 701159 relating to transgender people self-identifying their legal gender. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, and to bring forward this very important debate. I am grateful to the petitioner, John Baic, and the more than 127,000 people who signed the petition, including 132 from my South Cotswolds constituency. The petition calls for a simple principle: that trans people should be able to self-identify their legal gender without needing an intrusive medical diagnosis; and for trans people to live with dignity,…