NSH England 1 December 2020
- This Service Specification for the Gender Identity Development Service for Children and Adolescents must be read in conjunction with the Amendments that have been made following the High Court’s ruling of 1 December 2020. The amendments shall apply to the current Service Specification from 1 December 2020.
- See ruling here.
- Commentaries:
- Puberty blocking treatment: can a child consent?. Mills & Reeve Health and Care Update 4 December 2020
- Children are “highly unlikely” to be able to consent to taking puberty blockers, rules High Court. BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4699 1 December 2020