Question reference: S6W-26552
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 28 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 10 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to introduce a bill on ending conversion practices.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to introduce legislation to end conversion practices in Scotland that is as comprehensive as possible within devolved competence.
Conversion practices, which aim to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, are damaging and destructive acts that violate people’s human rights. Whilst our proposals will protect people from the harms of conversion practices, our approach also recognises and respects established rights and freedoms. This includes freedom of thought, conscience and belief and private and family life as well as parents exercising their rights and responsibilities in relation to their children.
Our public consultation, containing detailed proposals, ran for 12 weeks and closed on 2 April 2024. Responses to that consultation will now be analysed and considered.
Future legislative programmes will be announced in relevant Programmes for Government in the usual way.