Information held on conversion therapy

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Dear Scottish Government,

Please set out the Scottish 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 Scottish Government regarding the prevalence of conversion therapy practices in Scotland, where possible including:

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

Yours faithfully,

J MacIver

Scottish Government

Our Reference: 202100189968
Your Reference: Freedom of Information request - Information held on
conversion therapy

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