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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Aine Fox

Charity watchdog says Mermaids must inform parents on chest binders

The Charity Commission has concluded there was mismanagement at the charity Mermaids, which supports transgender young people (Alamy/PA) -

A charity supporting gender-questioning young people should ensure parents are informed if it provides chest binders to children in future, a watchdog said after ordering it to be clearer about puberty blocker risks.

A two-year investigation into Mermaids by the Charity Commission concluded there had been mismanagement at the organisation, which had failed to adapt as it grew “considerably in a short period of time”.

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