Parents of a 17 year-old with transgender ideation should consider allowing their child to be referred into NHS child services.Our standing advice for UK members has always been that the NHS and CAMHS are unsafe for children presenting with transgender ideation. However, there are changes resulting from the Cass Review which force us to revise … Continue reading Policy Change Resulting From Cass Review
The Cass Review – Final Report, First Impressions
“The adoption of a treatment with uncertain benefits without further scrutiny is a significant departure from established practice.” The Cass Review, s23, p25 The above statement encapsulates what went wrong with children’s gender services at the Tavistock Centre Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). This admission that the Dutch Protocol was pursued bypassing established practice and … Continue reading The Cass Review – Final Report, First Impressions
Sacked for Safeguarding
Parents of children who have been harmed by gender identity ideology, as well as other concerned people, will rally in support of Kevin Lister, the Maths teacher sacked for safeguarding, at his Employment Tribunal at Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre on 18th March. Kevin Lister's ordeal commenced in September 2021 when he received an … Continue reading Sacked for Safeguarding
Statement on Lloyd Russell Moyle’s Conversion Practices Bill
On 1st March 2024 the House of Commons debated the second reading of a Private Member’s Bill promoted by the Labour MP for Brighton, Kemptown, Lloyd Russell Moyle MP. The debate can be watched on parliament.tv Our Duty, is a parent support and advocacy group established in 2018 to protect children from the harms of … Continue reading Statement on Lloyd Russell Moyle’s Conversion Practices Bill
Schools Guidance for England – Submission
The UK Government consultation on the draft Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children was published on 19th December 2023. The consultation runs until 12th March 2024 The Government has published two documents to support this consultation. There is the Draft Guidance, and there is a Consultation Guide which describes the consultation process and … Continue reading Schools Guidance for England – Submission
The World Health Organization is promoting controversial ‘gender-affirming’ approach on a global scale
An open letter to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in the UK and the World Health Organisation (WHO) When teenagers tell their parents they are trans and must urgently undergo medical transition, most parents do not know what to do. Whilst parents are prepared to stick with their children through thick and … Continue reading The World Health Organization is promoting controversial ‘gender-affirming’ approach on a global scale
Schools Guidance for England – Draft for Consultation
The UK Government consultation on the draft Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children was published on 19th December 2023. The consultation runs until 12th March 2024 We shall be making a submission in response to the consultation in due course, using our Universal Guidance as the benchmark. The Government has published two documents … Continue reading Schools Guidance for England – Draft for Consultation
Our Duty Submission in Response to NHS Consultation on Puberty Blockers
This is the Our Duty Submission in response to the NHS England Consultation on the Prescription of Puberty Blockers. NHS England consulted on its new policy for the prescription of Puberty Suppressing Hormones (also known as puberty blockers). This public consultation ran for 90 days from 3 August to 1 November 2023. The Consultation Website: … Continue reading Our Duty Submission in Response to NHS Consultation on Puberty Blockers
Newsletter – August 2023
There are some very interesting developments in the evolution of the resistance against gender identity ideology. First, we have a letter published in The Wall Street Journal by eminent professionals that highlights the global shift away from so-called ‘gender affirming care’ to a more measured approach with psychotherapy as the primary intervention. (archive) Second, the … Continue reading Newsletter – August 2023
New NHS Service Specification – The Our Duty Verdict
NHS England has now published, following public consultation, a final interim service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people. The public consultation on this draft interim service specification ran for 45 days from 20 October to 4 December 2022. It received 5,183 responses in total. Our Duty has previously set out … Continue reading New NHS Service Specification – The Our Duty Verdict