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* 1. Do you agree or disagree that the Government should intervene to end conversion therapy in principle? Why does this matter to you?

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* 2. To what extent do you support, or not support, the Government's proposal for addressing physical acts of conversion therapy? The proposal aims to have conversion therapy classed as an aggravating factor on top of acts already classed as crimes, for example one may be charged with assault, and then have extra penalties added if conversion therapy was an aggravating factor.

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* 3. The UK Government considers that delivering talking therapy with the intention of changing a person’s sexual orientation or changing them from being transgender or to being transgender either to someone who is under 18, or to someone who is 18 or over and who has not consented or lacks the capacity to do so should be considered a criminal offence. The consultation document describes proposals to introduce new criminal law that will capture this.

How far do you agree or disagree with this?

How far do you agree or disagree with the penalties being proposed?

Do you think that these proposals miss anything? If yes, can you tell us what you think we have missed?

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* 4. The UK Government considers that Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code already provides measures against the broadcast and promotion of conversion therapy. How far do you agree or disagree with this? Why do you think this?

Do you know of any examples of broadcasting that you consider to be endorsing or promoting conversion therapy? If yes, can you tell us what these examples are?

The UK Government considers that the existing codes set out by the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committee of Advertising Practice already prohibits the advertisement of conversion therapy. How far do you agree or disagree with this?

Do you know of any examples of advertisements that you consider to be endorsing or promoting conversion therapy? If yes, can you tell us what these examples are?

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* 5. The consultation document describes proposals to introduce conversion therapy protection orders to tackle a gap in provision for victims of the practice. To what extent do you agree or disagree that there is a gap in the provision for victims of conversion therapy?

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* 6. Charity trustees are the people who are responsible for governing a charity and directing how it is managed and run. The consultation document describes proposals whereby anyone found guilty of carrying out conversion therapy will have the case against them for being disqualified from serving as a trustee at any charity strengthened.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this approach?

Why do you think this?

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* 7. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following organisations (Police; Crown Prosecution Service; OTHER statutory service) are providing adequate action against people who might already be carrying out conversion therapy? Why do you think this?

To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following organisations are providing adequate support for victims of conversion therapy? (Police; Crown Prosecution Service; OTHER statutory service)? Why do you think this?

Do you think that these services can do more to support victims of conversion therapy? If yes, what more do you think they could do?

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