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Aletha Adu and Amelia Gentleman

Hilary Cass warns Kemi Badenoch over risks of conversion practices ban

Dr Hilary Cass holding a tablet with the Cass Review displayed on it.
Dr Hilary Cass led the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People in 2020, resulting in the Cass Review. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Kemi Badenoch, the women and equalities minister, was warned about the risks of a planned ban on conversion practices by the doctor who reviewed gender identity services for under-18s.

Leading paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass said she had been “really clear” with the cabinet minister that any plans for a change in the law would have to avoid creating problems for professionals.

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