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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Gentleman

Trans children’s charity told to rewrite guidance on puberty blockers

Campaigners march behind a Mermaids UK banner at the London Trans+ Pride march in 2022.
Campaigners march behind a Mermaids UK banner at the London Trans+ Pride march in 2022. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/Alamy

A charity supporting gender-questioning young people has been told to rewrite its guidance about the risks of puberty blockers, after a two-year Charity Commission investigation, which also concluded that there had been mismanagement within the organisation.

However, the investigation found that the charity, Mermaids, had appropriate safeguarding policies in place and there was no evidence that it provided medical advice to children, which would have been outside its remit.

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