Mother criticises ‘agenda from above’ after release of Cass report

Parent of trans girl says report promotes agenda that ‘things need to be made more difficult’ for children with gender dysphoria

• Thousands of children unsure of gender identity ‘let down by NHS’
• Analysis: review of NHS gender services for children has major implications for mental health services

While the Cass report’s 400 pages will be pored over and debated, one thing is certain – young trans people face an anxious future.

The mother of a 17-year-old trans girl who was a patient at the now-shut Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust said she had initially welcomed Cass’s inquiry, but had been left “disappointed”.