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UKCP statement: Conversion therapy

We welcome the government’s commitment to introduce measures to ban conversion therapy in the UK.

UKCP update on conversion therapy

UKCP remains fully committed in its belief that conversion therapy seeking to change or deny a person’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity is harmful and must not be practised.

Conversion therapy clarification

We want to address some misrepresentation arising from our decision to withdraw our signature from the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK v2 (MoU) and reiterate that we are against conversion therapy for any age, adults or children.

UKCP statement: Conversion therapy ban

We are concerned by recent reports about changes to the government’s plans for a ban on conversion therapy. It is vital that any ban protects all who are at risk.

UKCP withdrawal from MoU on conversion therapy

UKCP's Board of Trustees wishes to clarify further its reasons for withdrawing from the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK v2 (MoU) and its membership of the Coalition Against Conversion Therapy and explain further the reasons for the withdrawal.

UKCP welcomes the new draft conversion practices bill

UKCP welcomes the government's draft conversion practices bill and will continue working with parliament during pre-legislative scrutiny to ensure it protects the public from harmful conversion practices while safeguarding ethical, client-led therapeutic work.

Conversion therapy

Response to TACTT open letter

We are publishing the open letter below in response to a letter sent to UKCP by Therapists against Conversion Therapy and Transphobia (TACCT).

UKCP would not usually publish responses to letters on our website, however due to the level of interest in this subject we have made the decision to do so on this occasion.

This letter will remain on our website for at least one month.

Ethics committee

Code of ethics

The UKCP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (2019) was a four-and-a-half-year project by our Ethics Committee and other UKCP stakeholders, including the Complaints and Regulation and Quality Assurance Teams.