Question follow-through · 2813

Children: Gender Dysphoria

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many submissions her Department received to the consultation entitled Gender questioning children: draft schools and colleges guidance, open from 19 December 2023 to 12 March 2024.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
3 Sept 2024
Answer
9 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many submissions her Department received to the consultation entitled Gender questioning children: draft schools and colleges guidance, open from 19 December 2023 to 12 March 2024.

  2. 3 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The public consultation entitled ‘Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children’ received over 15,000 responses.The government is clear that it is vitally important that teachers have clear guidance, which is why the department will look ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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