Government rejects call for independent review of Cass Review

The government has rejected a petition calling for an independent review of the Cass Review into trans youth healthcare, stating that it’s “fully committed” to implementing its recommendations. 

The report, an independent, 400-page review into the provision of healthcare for trans youth in England, was published in April last year and made upwards of 32 recommendations to restructure the way in which transgender youngsters receive care.

On Tuesday (January 14), the government announced that it had rejected a petition’s call for an independent evaluation on the Cass Review, which has been criticised by numerous trans groups.

The petition, which garnered more than 11,500 signatures but aimed to reach 100,000 by 12 June in a bid to be considered for debate in Parliament, states that trans healthcare should be “based on

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