UK Government Delays LGBT Conversion Therapy Ban Amid Review

The proposed legislation, aimed at banning LGBT conversion practices, faces delays as the government awaits the outcome of the Cass Review on gender identity services.

• The UK government has blocked a backbench proposal to ban LGBT conversion practices, citing the need to wait for the Cass Review's findings.
• Equalities Minister Maria Caulfield stated the review's findings might influence the government's conversion practices bill.
• Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle's bill, which seeks to create new offences for conversion practices, was talked out and therefore blocked.
• Some MPs and the Alba Party expressed opposition to the bill, with concerns over unintended consequences and legislative clarity.
• The government has promised to bring forward draft legislation after the review, which is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.

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