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Labour's New Guidance Allows Gender Changes for Young Kids

2/13/2026

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Labour has introduced guidance permitting primary school children to change their gender, a shift from Tory proposals that forbade such changes.
The guidance allows full social transition for children as young as four, emphasising caution and that birth sex must be recorded in school records.
Critics, including Tory education spokesman Laura Trott, say the approach risks safety and promotes a misleading gender narrative.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson stressed safeguarding.

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Labour has introduced guidance permitting primary school children to change their gender, a shift from Tory proposals that forbade such changes.
The guidance allows full social transition for children as young as four, emphasising caution and that birth sex must be recorded in school records.
Critics, including Tory education spokesman Laura Trott, say the approach risks safety and promotes a misleading gender narrative.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson stressed safeguarding.