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Children and Young People's Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 29 October 2024UIN 10292

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ministers have a role in appointing individuals to NHS England's Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The National Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board oversees a joint NHS England and National Institute of Health and Care Research programme of research underpinning the redesign and ongoing development of specialised gender services. This includes the planned study into the potential benefits and harms of puberty suppressing hormones as a treatment option for children and young people with gender incongruence. The board has been established, and is run, by NHS England. As such, ministers do not have a role in determining its membership. The Department is represented on the board.

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