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Transgender children could face 'psychological' repercussions if they are allowed to change their gender, a landmark review is set to rule.
The number of children identifying as transgender has seen a significant increase, with growing concerns that schools are allowing pupils to switch gender without informing their parents, despite government guidance stating otherwise.
The Cass review into gender identity services for children has vowed to look at the 'important role of schools' and the difficulties facing them in relation to 'gender-questioning' students.
The review, led by Dame Hilary Cass, will be published on Wednesday and is expected to say children might experience 'psychological' repercussions if they are allowed to change their name and pronoun.
The final review is set to say that prepubescent children should not be put on the same 'pathway' as older adolescents who wish to switch to the opposite gender.
The Cass review, led by Dame Hilary Cass (pictured), will be published on Wednesday
The Department for Education (DfE) is likely to reflect the review's findings in its guidance for teachers on how to deal with transgender children, The Telegraph reported. The final version of the guidance is set to be published later in 2024.
After the publication of the interim Cass review in 2022, the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at the Tavistock transgender clinic announced it would close down after it was considered unsafe for children.
A number of five-year-olds were referred between 2021-2022 to the highly-controversial GIDS at the Tavistock clinic.
Some patients at the clinic were taken on for actual treatment, which could include puberty blockers and hormones that help change their bodies to align more with their gender identity.
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