Conversion Therapy

Proposed legislation to prohibit conversion practices in Scotland may criminalise legitimate behaviour unless a more precise approach is taken, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The society made a written submission on the Scottish government’s consultation paper on the proposal, with

Scottish government plans for a new trans law which could see parents jailed for stopping their children changing gender have been condemned as “jellyfish legislation" because they are "impossible to grasp" and have "a sting in the tail” in a legal opinion by double silk Aidan O'Neill KC

Views are being sought on proposed legislation to end conversion practices seeking to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The legislation seeks to "prevent and respond to harmful acts" while protecting existing freedoms including speech, religion and belief.

The Scottish Parliament has been warned that it could face legal action if it passes legislation banning ‘conversion therapy’, based on the “bias” and "inadequate scrutiny" of the issue by a committee of MSPs. The warning has been delivered in a letter from The Christian Inst