For Immediate ReleaseDate: 29th July 2024Contact: info@ourduty.group Our Duty Welcomes High Court Judgment on Puberty Blocker Regulation Our Duty is pleased that the High Court has upheld secondary legislation designed to better protect adolescents experiencing transgender ideation from the potentially harmful effects of puberty blockers. This landmark judgment is a significant step towards safeguarding the … Continue reading Press Release: Our Duty Welcomes High Court Judgment Declaring Emergency Ban on Puberty Blockers Lawful
RSHE Consultation 2024
Our Duty is broadly supportive of the new Statutory Guidance for RSHE published for consultation. https://consult.education.gov.uk/rshe-team/review-of-the-rshe-statutory-guidanceThe consultation closed on 11th July 2024 Our response is italicised below. The first ten questions are around describing you or your organisation. The substantive consultation questions start with Question 11. Review Timetable 11 Do you agree that we move … Continue reading RSHE Consultation 2024
Pledge for Protection
Our Duty calls upon candidates for the United Kingdom General Election to be held on 4th July 2024 to sign this pledge to protect vulnerable adolescents and uphold women's rights. In summary, committing to implement these five actions will remove the legitimacy afforded to harmful gender identity ideology thereby removing any authority - real or … Continue reading Pledge for Protection
Have you got Planning Permission?
In the United Kingdom, planning permission is required to fly any flag that is not explicitly recognised. The so-called 'Progress Pride' flag requires planning permission, whereas the traditional pride flag does not. Quite right, too. It is, therefore, possible to ask the local planning authority to enforce the planning laws as relates to the offensive … Continue reading Have you got Planning Permission?
Policy Change Resulting From Cass Review
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