Conversion therapy

J MacIver made this Freedom of Information request to Government Equalities Office This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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J MacIver
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Dear Government Equalities Office,

Please set out the UK Government's understanding of what constitutes 'conversion therapy' in relation to (1) individuals who are gay or bisexual and (2) individuals with a transgender identity.

Please provide all information held by the UK Government regarding the prevalence of conversion therapy practices in UK, where possible including:

* the numbers of individuals in the UK believed to have been subject to conversion therapy practices over the last decade
* the numbers of institutions or groups in UK believed to practise conversion therapy

Yours faithfully,

J MacIver

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Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Our ref: FOI2021/08189

Dear J MCIVER

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 9/4/2021.
Your request is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 ('the Act').

The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore aim to reply at the latest by
10/5/2021.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

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Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear J MacIver

The date that the response is due for your request, FOI2021/08189, has
been changed to 8th June. Please see the attached letter.

Kind Regards

FOI Team

Cabinet Office

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Annikka Einola,

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Dear J MacIver,

Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request (reference FOI2021/08189).

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

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