"The Government committed to eradicating what it called “abusive” practices, in line with a pledge made in its 2024 election manifesto. Officials say the ban will be carefully targeted to avoid interfering with legitimate healthcare for those exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity. The legislation will cover England and Wales only, as criminal law is devolved across other UK nations, and will be published for pre-legislative scrutiny to allow expert and stakeholder input before it progresses further."
"A Draft Conversion Practices Bill was included in Wednesday's King's Speech, outlining Labour 's legislative programme for the coming parliamentary session. The UK Government has pledged a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy. The Government committed to eradicating what it called “abusive” practices, in line with a pledge made in its 2024 election manifesto."
"Stonewall welcomed the announcement but did not hold back. “As another parliamentary session ends, another government fails on its commitment to ban conversion practices,” the charity said in a statement in April, alongside the Ban Conversion Practices Coalition. “Conversion practices continue to cause profound harm to the LGBTQ+ community. There is no place for this abuse in the UK. But the campaign continues - we will not let the Government drop this vital legislation.”"
The UK Government has pledged a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy. A Draft Conversion Practices Bill was included in the King’s Speech as part of the legislative programme for the coming parliamentary session. The commitment aims to eradicate abusive conversion practices, consistent with a 2024 election manifesto pledge. The ban is intended to be carefully targeted so it does not interfere with legitimate healthcare for people exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity. The legislation will apply to England and Wales only because criminal law is devolved in other UK nations. The bill will be published for pre-legislative scrutiny to gather expert and stakeholder input before further progress. Conversion therapy bans were previously promised in 2018 but have not yet been delivered.
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