Current Version
| Region | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | UK law does not currently prohibit conversion therapy in any way. Conversion therapy bans have been discussed for many years. PM Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in 2021. In March 2022, the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. On January 17 2023, the government announced they'd pass a new law to include transgender people in the conversion therapy ban. In July of 2024, new prime minister Kier Starmer announced his government would put forward a bill to ban conversion therapy. This ban would include sexual orientation and gender identity. As of March 2025, this bill is yet to be introduced. |
| Sources | https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/conversion-therapy-ban-introduced-six-years-3176210 https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-56496423.amp https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/15/anger-as-time-runs-out-for-government-to-ban-conversion-therapy-in-uk https://bills.parliament.uk/?SearchTerm=Conversion+Therapy&Session=39&BillSortOrder=0&BillType=all&BillStage=&CurrentHouse=&OriginatingHouse=&Expanded=False |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | UK law does not currently prohibit conversion therapy in any way. Conversion therapy bans have been discussed for many years. PM Boris Johnson promised to ban conversion therapy in July 2020 and this was reiterated in 2021. In March 2022, the plans were dropped, only for a partial U-turn just hours later when the government announced that the ban would go ahead but not cover trans people. On January 17 2023, the government announced they'd pass a new law to include transgender people in the conversion therapy ban. In July of 2024, new prime minister Kier Starmer announced his government would put forward a bill to ban conversion therapy. This ban would include sexual orientation and gender identity. As of March 2025, this bill is yet to be introduced. |
| Sources | https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/conversion-therapy-ban-introduced-six-years-3176210 https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-56496423.amp https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/15/anger-as-time-runs-out-for-government-to-ban-conversion-therapy-in-uk https://bills.parliament.uk/?SearchTerm=Conversion+Therapy&Session=39&BillSortOrder=0&BillType=all&BillStage=&CurrentHouse=&OriginatingHouse=&Expanded=False |