Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Draft Conversion Practices Bill published on 25 June 2026, whether specialists in the impacts of conversion practices will be involved in assessing whether conversion practices meet the criteria to be considered abusive.

The Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill on 25 June for pre-legislative scrutiny.

In developing the draft Bill, the Government has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including LGBT+ organisations, victim and survivor groups and criminal justice specialists. We have also assessed a range of evidence and research to develop measures that comprehensively protect people from abusive conversion practices.

The pre-legislative scrutiny process will test and strengthen our draft Bill ensuring it is effective in the long term and we welcome cross-party engagement and scrutiny on all aspects of this draft legislation including through the pre-legislative scrutiny process.