Jayne Ozanne, a former government LGBTQ+ advisor, has expressed concern after the full advisory panel was disbanded earlier this week.
The panel was originally set up under Theresa May as part of the LGBT Action Plan, with the aim of advising ministers “on issues and policies concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people”, but was officially disbanded on March 31.
Liz Truss announced the disbandment of the panelSpeaking to Sky News, Ozanne said she is “deeply saddened” by the government’s decision to axe the panel, adding: “It was a group of experts in their fields who understood the LGBTQ+ community in all its forms, and we all wanted to work with the government to help it implement its LGBT Action Plan, which also seems to have.