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Allegations of child sexual abuse linked to Westminster

This investigation concerns institutional responses to allegations of child sexual abuse and exploitation involving persons of public prominence who were associated with Westminster. Westminster is defined in this report as the centre of the United Kingdom’s government, government ministers and officials, as well as Parliament, its members and the political parties represented there. Seven topics were covered in evidence. These were: police misconduct, political parties, whips’ offices, the Paedophile Information Exchange, prosecutorial decisions, the honours system, and current safeguarding policies in government, Parliament and the political parties..................

NHS England – Interim CAYPGI & Public Consultation

INTERIM SERVICE SPECIFICATION Interim Specialist Service for Children and Young People with Gender Incongruence The Service will provide care to children and young people, and their families, who express gender incongruence and who are likely to benefit from clinical support. The Service will adopt a holistic, multi-disciplinary integrated approach to assessing and responding to an individual’s needs in view of the range of co-presentations that may typically present in this patient cohort, and the range of complexities relating to gender identity development. The most appropriate clinical pathway in the best interests of the child or young person will be determined through an integrated multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach, fully involving the child or young person and their family................

Mail Online: Ex-barrister wins right to sue after he was kicked off his degree course ‘for raising his fears about “potentially irreversible” medical treatment given to children questioning their gender

James Esses will have his claims that he was treated unlawfully tested at tribunal The former barrister will sue the UK Council for Psychotherapy for discrimination He alleges he was kicked off degree course for expressing gender critical views

The UK Government has rejected gender neutral toilets in public buildings

The UK Government has announced its plan to place separate male and female toilets in all new public buildings – forgoing gender neutral toilets in an alleged effort to protect women As of 4 July 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities has developed an approach to have all new public buildings be fitted with toilets which are single-sex only, indicating gender neutral toilets are not safe for women and girls.

Autism & Suicidality

Research exploring the unique challenges autistic adults face in relation to mental health problems, self-injury, and thoughts about ending life. What are the top 10 priorities for future suicide research in autistic people? 1 What barriers do autistic people experience when seeking help, which may put them at greater risk of suicide? 2 What are the risk and protective factors for suicide in autism across the lifespan? 3 To what extent are autistic people not believed about the severity of their distress? 4 How can we further understand suicide where mental health is not a factor across the lifespan? 5 How can we best identify and assess suicidal thoughts and suicidal behaviours in autistic people, in research and clinical practice? 6 How should interventions be adapted for autistic people and individual presentations? 7 What is the experience of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autistic people? Is this experience different to the general population? 8 How do autistic people seek help when they are in a crisis? 9 How well do existing models of understanding suicide apply to autistic people? 10 What is the impact of poor sleep on suicide risk in autistic people, and how can this be measured?