Sajid Javid is set to launch a review into gender treatment for minors as he believes the current system is 'failing children'. It is reported the health secretary believes vulnerable children are wrongly being given gender hormone treatment and has compared the discussion of the topic to the fear of racism when investigating grooming gangs in Rotherham. The source told the paper that discussion of gender and treatment of children had become toxic and that it had been compared to the discussion grooming gangs in Rotherham. Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust runs clinics in London, Leeds and Bristol that provide specialist services for children who identify as transgender. Tavistock and Portman Trust's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), which is the sole NHS treatment centre for gender issues in England, insists it is 'extraordinarily rare' for children who have hormone treatment to regret receiving it.

Source: The Times April 23, 2022 17:14 UTC