Schools gender guidance step forward but cannot be completely foolproof – Cass

Social transition of the youngest children should be ‘vanishingly rare’ under new guidance, Baroness Cass said (Ian West/PA) - (PA Wire)

Cases of the youngest children socially transitioning should be “vanishingly rare” under proposed schools guidance, the expert who led the review into children’s gender healthcare has said.

Baroness Hilary Cass, whose review of NHS gender care for under-18s led to sweeping changes including a ban on puberty blockers, welcomed the draft published by the Department for Education but accepted it is impossible for it to be “completely foolproof”.