NCPS Response: Conversion Practices Draft Bill

On the 25th of June 2026, the Government announced a new Policy Paper, ‘Conversion Practices Draft Bill’, introducing new offences to the carrying out of abusive conversion practices. 

The Society welcomes the Government’s commitment to introducing legislation to ban abusive conversion practices targeting LGBTQ+ people and supports measures that protect people from coercive attempts to change or suppress their sexual orientation or gender identity; practices that have been rightly associated with significant harm. 

We will carefully review the draft legislation and engage constructively with Government throughout the process as it develops to ensure the Bill remains fit for purpose and that the broader impacts across the LGBTQ+ community are considered. Our priority is legislation that protects people from harm while preserving access to ethical therapeutic support, supported by clear guidance for practitioners. 

You can find out more about the draft Bill here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-conversion-practices-bill

If Members have any questions or comments about the Bill, please let us know at engage@ncps.com