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Annex A: Consultation questions

Updated 9 December 2021

Applies to England and Wales

Questions about the respondent

Are you providing an individual or personal response or a response on behalf of an organisation?

Asked to organisations only

What is the name of your organisation?

What type of organisation is it?

Does your organisation work on behalf of any of the following people?

Which country does your organisation work in?

Approximately how many people work in your organisation?

Asked to individuals only

The consultation is open to everyone. We are particularly interested in hearing from people with relevant experiences. Can you tell us if you (are any of the following):

Where do you live?

How old are you?

What is your sex? (A question on gender will be asked later)

What is your ethnic group?

What is your religion?

What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were about aged 14? (This question provides an indication of socio-economic background)

Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?

Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?

Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more? (If Yes. Do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry-out day-to-day activities?)

Questions about respondents’ experiences of conversion therapy

The following sections are on respondents’ experiences of conversion therapy. They will be used to identify those responses from people with specific experience of conversion therapy, and whether that informs their responses. These questions will be asked to individuals only.

A wide range of acts can be committed in the name of conversion therapy. This includes anything from acts of physical violence (for example, assault and rape), to talking interventions and therapies. Have you ever been offered conversion therapy?

Have you ever had conversion therapy?

If you have had more than one experience of conversion therapy please focus on your most recent.

Who carried out this conversion therapy?

Can you tell us roughly how old you were when this conversion therapy was carried out?

Where was this conversion therapy carried out?

Was this conversion therapy aimed at changing your sexual orientation or whether you were transgender or not, or both?

What form did this conversion therapy take?

Views on banning conversion therapy

Do you agree or disagree that the government should intervene to end conversion therapy in principle?

Consultation questions

Question 1

To what extent do you support, or not support, the government’s proposal for addressing physical acts of conversion therapy? Why do you think this?

Question 2

The government considers that delivering talking conversion 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?

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

The 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?

Question 6

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?

Question 7

The 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?

Question 8

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?

Question 9

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?

Question 10

To what extent do you agree or disagree with our proposals for addressing the gap we have identified? Why do you think this?

Question 11

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?

Question 12

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

Question 13

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?

Question 14

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?

Economic appraisal

Question 15

Do you have any evidence on the economic or financial costs or benefits of any of the proposals set out in the consultation? If yes, please can you provide us with details of this evidence, including where possible, any references to publications?

Equalities impacts appraisal

Question 16

There is a duty on public authorities to consider or think about how their policies or decisions affect people who are protected under the Equality Act 2010. Do you have any evidence of the equalities impacts of any proposals set out in the consultation?

Questions related to privacy

Question 17

Would you like your response to be treated as confidential?

Question 18

What is your email address? If you enter your email address then you will automatically receive an acknowledgement email when you submit your response.