A Bill to prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Wera HobhouseLiberal Democrat
29 April 2022
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This bill would ban sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy in the UK and set out legal consequences for those who provide or promote such practices. It aims to protect people from coercive or harmful attempts to change their identity and to provide related protections for victims. The bill is sponsored by Wera Hobhouse and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons.
The bill has had its first reading (21 June 2021) and second reading (6 May 2022) in the Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading stage; if it moves forward, it would proceed to Committee, then Report, and Third Reading before moving to the Lords.
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21 Jun 2021
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
