High Court rules children are “highly unlikely” to be able to consent to taking puberty blockers
Following legal challenge, the High Court has ruled that children <16yrs cannot consent to the use of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria unless they can understand the immediate and long term consequences of the treatment, which is unlikely.
Source:
British Medical Journal
SPS commentary:
Subsequent to this, NHS England has produced a service specification for Gender identity development services for children and adolescents