A Bill to prohibit practices whose predetermined purpose is to change a person’s sexual orientation or to change a person to or from being transgender; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
31 May 2024
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The Conversion Practices (Prohibition) Bill would make illegal any practice whose stated aim is to change a person’s sexual orientation or to change a person to or from being transgender. It is designed to protect people from such attempts and to prohibit those who provide, promote, or facilitate them. The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, having had its first reading in December 2023 and its second reading in March 2024.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons (as of 1 March 2024). After this, it would typically move to committee stage and subsequent readings before potential enactment.
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6 Dec 2023
1 Mar 2024
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
