More Than 70 Children Aged 3 And 4 Referred To NHS Gender Clinic

Dozens of pre-school aged children were referred to the Tavistock Clinic for psychological assessment before the north London facility was ordered to be closed following a series of revelations from staff. A total of 382 youngsters aged six and under were referred to the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) over the past decade, official figure show. The clinic is due to close in March 2024 following a damning report in 2022 by the independent Cass Review which looked into the practice of the controversial clinic and found it was “not safe” for children. Figures released by the trust, first reported in the Daily Mail, show a sharp rise in the numbers of children referred to the clinic for gender confusion over the past decade—up from 136 in 2010-2011 to 3,585 in 2021-2022....