Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds information on the number of children that have identified as transgender in schools in each year since 2010.

The department does not hold information regarding the number of children that have identified as transgender in schools.

The NHS has published annual statistics on the number of referrals to gender identity development services, including for under-18s. These statistics can be accessed at: https://gids.nhs.uk/about-us/number-of-referrals/.

On 19 December 2023, the department published draft guidance for consultation in relation to children who are questioning their gender. The consultation will run for 12 weeks and will close at 11:59pm on 12 March 2024. This is accessible at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/equalities-political-impartiality-anti-bullying-team/gender-questioning-children-proposed-guidance/consultation/subpage.2023-12-19.3445648010/.