The draft non-statutory guidance was published today (19 December) and provides advice for schools on transgender children and young people. It aims to help schools make lawful decisions and help parents understand what schools can accommodate.
The government advice has five general principles, including that parents should be consulted as a matter of priority if their child expresses a desire to socially transition and that there is no general duty to allow a child to do so in school.
Social transitioning relates to a pupil requesting to change their pronouns, name and uniform.
The draft guidance does not use the term transgender to describe children as it says that “under UK law children cannot obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate and therefore cannot change their legal sex.”
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