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London’s child-protection body has abandoned its gender training programme, which advised frontline professionals to learn neopronouns such as “zirself” and “eirself,” as well as family and relationship titles including “dommy,” “zaza,” “nibling,” “datefriend,” and “loveperson,” following a legal threat.
The city-wide child protection partnership — the Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) — which sets training standards for safeguarding professionals across the capital, had included these terms in an online course offered to staff in key safeguarding positions, including teachers, social workers, and NHS staff.
However, last night it issued a legal letter stating that the programme would be stopped following the legal threat.
The Bayswater Support Group, representing over 800 parents of trans-identified children, claimed the course — “Safeguarding LGBTQ+ Children” — was inaccurate, unlawful, incomplete, and politicised, and could steer staff toward unsafe practices involving vulnerable children.
Bayswater Support Group is represented by solicitor Paul Conrathe, who said the training conflicted with statutory guidance and the independent Cass Review into gender services.
Source: London child protection body scraps ‘gender ideology’ training after legal challenge