Conversion ban decision wait

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Mar 2022
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The consultation on the proposed conversion therapy ban has now closed, and up to the last minute pro-ban campaigners were calling on government to close a ‘loophole’ which would allow individuals who received ‘informed consent’ to a conversion practice to ‘evade justice’.

Stonewall wanted a ban on ‘all forms of conversion therapies in every setting without loopholes’.

There are concerns that new laws could ban prayer and pastoral conversations. This is also clearly a concern to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which said in its response to the consultation that the proposals risk ‘unintended consequences’ and must not cut across basic religious freedoms. It said only harmful practices should be targeted, adding: ‘Encouraging people to comply with religious doctrine that requires refraining from certain types of sexual activity should not fall within the definition of conversion therapy either.’

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