Trans charity Mermaids did not provide medical advice to kids, investigation finds

An investigation into trans youth charity Mermaids has found there was no evidence it provided medical advice to young people or made medical referrals without parental knowledge.

The Charity Commission investigation, which began in 2022 after a regulatory compliance case opened, was launched after several right-wing media outlets published pieces attacking the charity and its then chief executive Susie Green, alleging Mermaids posed a danger to children.

The string of articles, alongside social media abuse, resulted in charity staff facing death threats and being doxxed online.

The charity watchdog also decided that Mermaids did not have ineffective safeguarding policies, or inappropriate ties to gender identity clinics or the now-closed youth gender service at the Tavistock and Portman NHS trust in London, which members of the public had alleged.

However, the

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