Bill · started in the Commons
Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill
A Bill to regulate access to hormone therapy for children under the age of 18; to make provision relating to social transition practices in schools and other settings; to make provision regarding the meaning of the protected characteristic of sex; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 December 2023 by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 6 Dec 2023
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 12 Feb 2025.