Conversion Therapy
Commons · Question 15586 · Tabled 2 Jul 2026 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether s3(2) of the Conversion Practices draft bill removes culpability for the assistance or encouragement of an abusive conversion practice on the grounds that it was foreseeable but unintended.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 1 Sep 2026
The Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill on 25 June for pre-legislative scrutiny.The draft Bill will criminalise abusive, harmful acts which are intended to change a person’s sexual orientation or transgender identity. The draft Bill w...