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Response from Care Inspectorate - Investigation into EBSWA complaint will proceed.

Dear Maggie Mellon, Your complaint regarding the Guidance for children and young people’s services on the inclusion of transgender, including non-binary, young people has been passed to me by Jackie Irvine for investigation under the Care Inspectorate’s Complaints about the Care Inspectorate process. I have reviewed your submission and note that it sets out clear areas of dissatisfaction, which provides sufficient information for me to progress your complaint directly to Sta

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EBSWA

Sep 281 min read

Letter to Care Inspectorate (Scotland): Formal complaint regarding the “Guidance for children and young people’s services on the inclusion of transgender including non-binary young people”

We are writing to register a formal complaint about the recently re-issued “Guidance on the Inclusion of Transgender and Non-binary Young People in Children and Young People’s Care Services”. The Guidance is not evidence-based and contains recommendations which have not been established as being in the best interests of children and as such is in breach of the Health and Social Care Standards which you are committed to uphold.

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EBSWA

Sep 285 min read