According to a poll shared exclusively with ITV News, 62% of people surveyed by YouGov – on behalf of the Ozanne Foundation – support a ban, while only 14% did not.
The other 34% were unsure. Of those surveyed with a religious affiliation, 57% were in favour of a ban and 15% were not. The practice – which has been discredited by the NHS and the World Psychiatric Association – refers to any attempt at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and often involves techniques like electroshock therapy or prayer.
Campaigners are urging the government to act now on a two-year-old promise to make the practice illegal. Led by Ban Conversion Therapy, a new group which works closely with LGBTQ+ charities and human rights organisations,